Cop challenges Chihuri over one man disciplinary board

Enson Zvitare a junior police officer has taken Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri to court challenging his conviction by a one-man disciplinary board over charges of contravening the Police Act.

In his application filed at the High court, through his lawyers from Chinyama and Associates, Zvitare claimed he was not given a chance to be heard during the hearing, which was single-handedly presided over by a police officer only identified as Chogugudza.

Zvitare claimed Chihuri endorsed Chogugudza's ruling on July 4, 2011, arguing the junior officer had not filed his appeal within the prescribed seven-day period.

But, Zvitare said he did not have the opportunity to appeal the ruling as he was already serving a 14-day jail term at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison.