Police dismiss Khupe arrest story
Nevanji Munyaradzi Chiondegwa
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has refuted claims that they arrested oppisition activist Thokozani Khupe.
This comes after several online publications had reported her purported arrest.
In a statement, Zimbabwe Republic Police National Spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said;
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police dismisses a story circulating on Newsdzezimbabwe.co.uk, CITE and other social media platforms linked to Citizen Coalition for Change Bulawayo’s Swithern Chirowodza that Dr. Thokozani Khupe and other CCC activists were arrested as totally false.:
Asst Comm Nyathi said the Police had not effected any arrest on Khupe and the story is the handiwork of fictional writers.
“It is totally wrong for politicians to claim arrest by Zimbabwe Republic Police in false circumstances,” he said.
Clarifying issues, Asst Comm Nyathi said;
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police, in actual fact impounded a South African registered Toyota Hilux registration number JW15PT GP belonging to Joubert Maplanka (64) for failure to produce a valid Temporary Import Permit at the 98km peg along Bulawayo- Plumtree Road.”
The vehicle has been in Zimbabwe since July 2021 and the TIP is no longer valid. Thokozani Khupe later came aboard a different vehicle and was not arrested at all.
He finished saying, “We continue to urge journalists to verify information obtained from purported reliable sources before publishing such stories.”
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