from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, ZimbabweHARARE, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE’S head of police faces imprisonment over the force’s failure to compensate victims of brutality by law enforcement officers. The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga is held liable for contempt of court. Loveness Chiriseri, a Chitungwiza resident, is among victims that must be paid, as ordered by High Court Judge Justice Edith Mushore in July 2020. She is owed US$16 788 after she was shot by police officers at a checkpoint in August 2018. Local police are accused of allegiance to the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF).

Source: The North Africa Journal April 23, 2021 09:00 UTC