Violence perpetrators selfish, misguided, says Police

Police have castigated sponsors and perpetrators of violence describing them as selfish and misguided criminals.

The country has of late been rocked by violent protests characterised by looting and destruction of private property.

Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Deputy Commissioner General - Human Resources Levy Sibanda, who represented Commissioner General Dr. Augustine Chihuri during the briefing and debriefing of Darfur and Liberia contingents at the police general headquarters in Harare, lambasted the sponsors and perpetrators of violence.

He said Zimbabweans should not be fooled by outsiders who want to destabilise the country, adding that there is no country that takes kindly disorder and the rule of the jungle as a way of life.

"Police have a constitutional duty to protect the lives of the people and property of Zimbabweans," said Deputy Commissioner General Sibanda.

The occasion saw the sending off of nine officers to Darfur in Sudan on peace keeping duties under the banner of the United Nations and the welcoming home of an officer from the tour of duty in Liberia.