Thomas Mapfumo Wants His Cars Back, Claims They Were Sold By Corrupt Police

Chimurenga Music maestro Thomas Mapfumo has revealed that he is fighting to recover his BMW cars which were confiscated by the police 17 years ago. The five cars were confiscated after Mapfumo was accused of buying stolen cars. He was later cleared but the vehicles were not returned. Mapfumo who returned home after 14 years in exile has hired lawyers to recover his property.

Said Mapfumo,

I am not a thief, I did not steal from anyone and no one ever came forward to say this is my car. Actually, at one point, the police called one of my associates to visit the police station where he was shown where the cars were parked and the police made him sign a document; they were telling him that they wanted to release my cars.

The next time he went back to check on them they were gone. A corrupt policeman had sold them. That is corruption and that is what is happening in the country.

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