Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) has introduced a corruption investigation and prosecution tracker in Zimbabwe.

Development Diaries reports that the tracker was designed to provide the management of police, Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) and other stakeholders with data and insights needed to monitor progress in the fight against corruption in the country.

According to the nonprofit, the tracker, in its latest exposé, released details of an alleged corruption case involving officers at Redcliff Police Station, Midlands Province.

ACT-SA Director, Obert Chinhamo, revealed that the tracker would also be used to advocate for stronger anti-corruption measures.

Chinhamo said the tracker recently exposed three policemen who allegedly demanded bribes from business operators at Mutegude shopping centre in Simbi Park.

‘Upon receipt of the complaint, ACT-SA lodged a complaint with the officer-in-charge of Redcliff Police Station. ACT-SA believes that the reporting of a corruption case is not an end in itself, hence it introduced Corruption Investigations and Prosecution Tracker to monitor and analyse progress thereof, vis-à-vis the investigations of allegations and where possible prosecution of culprits if they are found to have a case to answer’, he said.

ACT-SA called for protection and support for whistleblowers to promote transparency, accountability, and the rule of law in the country.

Transparency International, in its 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index, scored Zimbabwe 23 points out of 100.

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