Cop up for abuse of office

Zim Now Writer

A police constable stationed at Harare Central Police Station appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing charges of effecting a warrant of arrest on a litigant after receiving instructions and a copy from complainants involved in the matter.

Osmond Tatenda Manjoro was not asked to plead to the charges of criminal abuse of duty as a public officer.

Manjoro is accused of effecting a warrant of arrest on Lawrence Tamayi after getting a copy and instructions from Abel Bocho and Marlven Chimutashu.

Tamayi was arrested while attending a hearing at Harare Civil Court on November 10 last year.

Manjoro reportedly knew that there had been no communication from the court to the officer-in-charge CID Marlborough to effect the warrant of arrest.