Police club financials ‘under cooked' court told

Financial statements presented to court in the ongoing trial of a senior Zimbabwe Republic Police officer were "under-done" a witness told a court last week.

Sibonile Kamupira, the lawyer representing suspended police Assistant Commissioner Fortunate Chirara, who is accused of stealing $500 from Kuyedza Women's Club, a club of the wives of the police officers residing in camps throughout Zimbabwe, grilled the police chief internal auditor a Superintendent Musona, accusing him of supplying the court with "confusing and unfinished financial audit report."

Musona admitted he had not followed internal procedures in coming up with the report and confirmed that while carrying out the audit that nailed Chirara, officials had not reconciled the cash on hand, did not verify financial books and records and did conduct "an audit exit meeting" with Chirara.