Prosecutor caught in bribe trap

A senior Karoi public prosecutor, Simon Tapiwa, has appeared at the Chinhoyi Magistrates’ Court charged with criminal abuse of office after he was allegedly trapped receiving a $400 bribe to facilitate the release of a suspect’s impounded vehicles.

Report by Senior Court Reporter

Tapiwa’s trial was postponed to next Monday after failing to kick off last Friday owing to administrative hitches.

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