Court dismisses jailed city cops’ application

FOUR Harare Municipality traffic officers, who had approached the High Court seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court over a decision denying them bail pending appeal, had their efforts thwarted again yesterday. The High Court dismissed their application and ordered them to continue serving their 18-month effective jail terms.

Pardon Chifanza, Talent Mujere, Gerald Marwa and Alpha Muzvidzwa were last month convicted, by the Magistrates’ Court, of criminal abuse of duty after assaulting a commuter omnibus driver, Sunnywell Kamudira, and towing away his vehicle without issuing an impounding ticket.

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