{"id":32755,"date":"2021-01-14T20:58:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T18:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=32755"},"modified":"2021-01-14T19:05:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T17:05:39","slug":"zacc-arrests-cops-for-mounting-an-illegal-roadblock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zacc-arrests-cops-for-mounting-an-illegal-roadblock","title":{"rendered":"ZACC Arrests Cops For Mounting An Illegal Roadblock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Three Harare-based Zimbabwe Republic (ZRP) officers were on Wednesday hurled before a Harare magistrate on allegations of mounting an illegal roadblock in the city centre and demanding a bribe from a motorist.<\/p>\n<p>Norest Nyasha Chikore, Osivinda Maphosa and Prisca Nyadongo appeared before magistrate Judith Taruvinga on a charge of criminal abuse of duty.<\/p>\n<p>The trio was not asked to plead and was, however, remanded on $2 000 bail each.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said the accused persons mounted an unsanctioned roadblock at corner Leopold Takawira Street and Nelson Mandela Avenue pretending to be enforcing traffic laws.<\/p>\n<p>They then arrested a motorist, Anthony Hwingwiri, and demanded US$30 bribe.<\/p>\n<p>The whole incident was being watched by officers from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) who promptly arrested the three police officers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Three Harare-based Zimbabwe Republic (ZRP) officers were on Wednesday hurled before a Harare magistrate on allegations of mounting an illegal roadblock in the city centre and demanding a bribe from a motorist. 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