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KAROI \u2013 A Karoi-based police officer has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after being caught on camera accepting a US$50 bribe and then swallowing the marked note in a desperate attempt to destroy the evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sergeant Paul Mutingoringo Dzimbanhete (32), who was attached to Karoi Urban Police Station, was convicted of criminal abuse of duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The court heard that Sgt Dzimbanhete pulled over motorist Olly Mcupi at a roadblock and confiscated his certificate of competency. He then demanded a US$50 “release fee” to return the document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead of paying, Mcupi and his father, Sebastian Chinyemba, reported the matter to the Police General Headquarters, which initiated a sting operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A meeting was arranged at TM Supermarket in Karoi, where Mcupi was to hand over the money. Internal investigators filmed as Sgt Dzimbanhete returned the licence and accepted the marked US$50 note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upon realizing he was being arrested, the officer committed what the magistrate described as an “act of desperation” by stuffing the cash into his mouth and swallowing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the destruction of the physical evidence, the prosecution successfully relied on the video footage and testimony from the arresting officers to secure a conviction. A search also revealed a notebook where the sergeant had falsely logged the motorist’s offence as “dangerous parking.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The magistrate sentenced Sgt Dzimbanhete to 36 months in prison, with six months suspended for five years on condition of good behaviour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The effective 30-month jail term serves as a stern warning against corruption within the security services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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