Tomana defends corrupt police

Attorney-General (AG) Johannes Tomana has defended corrupt police officers who extort bribes from the public, saying they were doing so due to “poor remuneration”.

Responding to Affirmative Action Group (AAG) president Keith Guzah’s concerns over the bribe-seeking police officers at a symposium in Harare yesterday, Tomana said it was human nature for someone who was underpaid to accept a bribe.

“There is this reality, a man or a woman who is running a family, say, of two, three (or) four children, who has a degree or some diploma .

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