{"id":36211,"date":"2021-03-08T21:10:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T19:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=36211"},"modified":"2021-03-08T18:45:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T16:45:27","slug":"zanu-pf-bigwig-threatens-police-over-arrest-of-council-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zanu-pf-bigwig-threatens-police-over-arrest-of-council-officials","title":{"rendered":"ZANU PF Bigwig Threatens Police Over Arrest Of Council Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>A member of ZANU PF\u2019s Central Committee, John Nhambura is alleged to have threatened Mvurwi police over the arrest of three Mvurwi town council officials who are facing fraud charges.<\/p>\n<p>It is alleged that Nhamburo who reportedly owns several stands in Mazowe, demanded the trio\u2019s release saying their arrest will have an adverse impact on the image of the party.<\/p>\n<p>Bulawayo24 reports that Nhamburo sent a high-powered delegation to Mvurwi police station on Friday with the mandate to influence the release of the trio. Speaking to Bulawayo24, an anonymous junior police officer said:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. A member of ZANU PF\u2019s Central Committee, John Nhambura is alleged to have threatened Mvurwi police over the arrest of three Mvurwi town council officials who are facing fraud charges. 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