Chihuri must work on ZRP image

Remarks by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri that the private media empathises with perpetrators of violence, particularly against the police, are unfortunate.

The Commissioner-General’s statement is both inaccurate and subjective as the private media has always reported on what is happening in society, including the good work done by police officers such as the arrest of criminals and the protection of citizens.

What the police chief, in his one-sided accusation, fails to acknowledge is the impact of the image the police presents to the public, which, as the head of this important institution, Chihuri must work on.
Chihuri correctly notes that:

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