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Chihuri blasts unscrupulous church leaders
25 Dec 2013 at 18:09hrs | Views
Church leaders who take advantage of the vulnerable have been slams by the Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri.
Conferring rank insignia on 138 newly-promoted senior police officers in Harare on Tuesday, Comm-Gen Chuhuri said: "we condemn the evil and crime that is coming with mushrooming cult organisations under the guise of worship. These cults are preying upon the most vulnerable members of society"
"We believe it is high time that society raises its voice in one accord against the vice of these ungodly people. These self-styled and self seeking marauding wolves in sheepskin need to be unmasked, reported and dealt with at the fullest extent of the law," Chihuri said.
Comm-Gen Chihuri said it was a matter of record that some of these individuals were outright criminals. Comm-Gen Chihuri said he was aware that some of the newly promoted officers had a critical role in the management of discipline as trial officers or members of disciplinary boards.
He said he expected that there would be speedy resolution of disciplinary trials. Comm-Gen Chihuri said police work was a calling not a profession of convenience and that indiscipline was 'a stain on the force which needs to be bleached out decisively.'
President Mugabe last week promoted 138 officers to the rank of superintendent, chief superintendent, assistant commissioner and senior assistant commissioner. Comm-Gen Chihuri said the officers went through a four-stage promotion process, conducted in terms of the ZRP's promotion policy.
Comm-Gen Chihuri urged the officers to support the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (ZimAsset) by ensuring that a crime free environment prevails. He said since 1994, the force had generated strategic planning documents to guide officers in their work.
He said the police were delighted that Zimbabweans had put in place a home grown new Constitution. Comm-Gen Chihuri said officers should acquaint themselves with the provisions of the new Constitution as it was the supreme law of the land. "For instance, Section 50 (2) provides that an arrested or detained person must be brought to court within 48 hours inclusive of weekends and public holidays," he said.
Conferring rank insignia on 138 newly-promoted senior police officers in Harare on Tuesday, Comm-Gen Chuhuri said: "we condemn the evil and crime that is coming with mushrooming cult organisations under the guise of worship. These cults are preying upon the most vulnerable members of society"
"We believe it is high time that society raises its voice in one accord against the vice of these ungodly people. These self-styled and self seeking marauding wolves in sheepskin need to be unmasked, reported and dealt with at the fullest extent of the law," Chihuri said.
Comm-Gen Chihuri said it was a matter of record that some of these individuals were outright criminals. Comm-Gen Chihuri said he was aware that some of the newly promoted officers had a critical role in the management of discipline as trial officers or members of disciplinary boards.
President Mugabe last week promoted 138 officers to the rank of superintendent, chief superintendent, assistant commissioner and senior assistant commissioner. Comm-Gen Chihuri said the officers went through a four-stage promotion process, conducted in terms of the ZRP's promotion policy.
Comm-Gen Chihuri urged the officers to support the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (ZimAsset) by ensuring that a crime free environment prevails. He said since 1994, the force had generated strategic planning documents to guide officers in their work.
He said the police were delighted that Zimbabweans had put in place a home grown new Constitution. Comm-Gen Chihuri said officers should acquaint themselves with the provisions of the new Constitution as it was the supreme law of the land. "For instance, Section 50 (2) provides that an arrested or detained person must be brought to court within 48 hours inclusive of weekends and public holidays," he said.
Source - Herald
