{"id":48001,"date":"2021-10-10T19:38:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T17:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=48001"},"modified":"2021-10-10T19:14:31","modified_gmt":"2021-10-10T17:14:31","slug":"cop-in-trouble-over-chamisa-whatsapp-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/cop-in-trouble-over-chamisa-whatsapp-status","title":{"rendered":"Cop In Trouble Over Chamisa WhatsApp Status"},"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 Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer stationed in Mt Darwin, Mashonaland Central Province, is facing disciplinary action after he allegedly posted opposition leader Nelson Chamisa\u2019s picture on his WhatsApp status.<\/p>\n<p>Constable Spenser Chiteera posted the picture last month and captioned it \u201cNgaapinde Hake Mukomana\u201d, a statement being used by MDC Alliance supporters to endorse Chamisa\u2019s candidature in the 2023 elections.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Standard<\/b><\/p>\n<p>reported a top police officer from Guruve who is close to investigations as having said the cop had since been transferred to Bindura awaiting judgement. Said the police officer:<\/p>\n<p>We are conducting disciplinary action against Chiteera since he violated the Police Act by endorsing an opposition party leader on his WhatsApp status.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to contact police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi were fruitless yesterday, The Standard Reported.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, the police sent a strong warning to police officers who resorted to social media to express their disgruntlement against the government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer stationed in Mt Darwin, Mashonaland Central Province, is facing disciplinary action after he allegedly posted opposition leader Nelson Chamisa\u2019s picture on his WhatsApp status. 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