Rogue police officers must be stopped

tHere have been many reports of riot police officers using brute force to rid Mupedzanhamo of vendors. Oftentimes, innocent people going about their normal, daily activities are caught in the melee and suffer unjust beatings and/or arrests as well as deprivation of freedom.

the riot police, in beating up people and destroying or confiscating vendors wares, is acting way out of its jurisdiction.

the riot police should be disbanded or undergo retaining.

the mere sight of the “policemen” is enough to instil fear in everyone.

Whenever they are on the streets to remove vendors, they cause severe economic damage not only to the vendors and passers-by, but the country as a whole. A college student passing by during the recent anti-vendor raids had his laptop, cellphone and glasses damaged after he was caught in the crossfire.

President emmerson Mnangagwa is trying to show the world that things have changed since he took over from the late former President robert Mugabe, but the activities of these “police officers” tell a different story. Rudo Matambira