THE Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa has recommended that Zimbabwean security service chiefs who have put partisanship ahead of professionalism should be dismissed from the public service.
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The ACT Southern Africa conducted a survey where 83% of Zimbabweans interviewed expressed concern at alleged partisanship by institutions like the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and other arms of State security.
“A corrupt relationship exists between the police and politicians and in this case, politicians as corruptors could be influencing police action against their perceived enemies,” reads the ACT report.
“In this way, the situation unfolding in Zimbabwe is a sad one since the police could have been hijacked and police authority, especially arresting powers, are being abused to punish perceived enemies of some politicians,” the report says.
The ACT accused Zanu PF of abusing the system and calls for thorough investigations.
“Politicians from Zanu PF should be investigated and all individuals implicated should be punished in line with Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption laws and policies. Individuals who have confessed to be partisan in favour of Zanu PF, such as the Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri, Director of Prison Services Paradzai Zimondi, other senior army officers and Attorney-General Johannes Tomana, whilst holding positions that forbid partisanship, should be dismissed from the public service,” the ACT said.
ACT also castigated the recent clampdown on civic society groups and the arrest of their leaders.
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The ACT authorities said it was worrying that nothing was being done by offices that were vested with the power to stop the political onslaught like the Home Affairs ministry, the Prime Minister’s Office, the Justice and Legal Affairs ministry and the President’s Office.
