The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) will deploy 71 000 officers for the country’s harmonised elections which will take place on Monday next week.
Speaking at a press conference in Harare yesterday, ZRP Commissioner General Godwin Matanga said they had intended to deploy lesser police officers but had to do increase some spots. Said Matanga:
We had planned to deploy something like 64 000 officers and along the way not too long ago the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)increased the number of polling stations by 1 390. We had to run around and mobilise disciplined members of our police constabulary. The figure is no longer at 64 000, but it is coming up to something like 71 000 as a round figure. Furthermore, identified hotspots prone to political violence and other volatile areas are being monitored on a continuous basis.
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