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Security Forces Acquire New Weapons, Police Undergo Paramilitary Training

4 years agoFri, 31 May 2019 13:33:53 GMT
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Security Forces Acquire New Weapons, Police Undergo Paramilitary Training

A senior security officer is reported to have said that the Zimbabwe state security is reported to have acquired more ammunition. The officer also said that several police officers have undergone extensive training recently. Weapons purchased include water cannons, teargas canisters, and guns.

Some believe that the security sector is on high alert as it prepares to squash possible protests by various groups over the shrinking democratic space and the collapse of the economy. The Independent reports that three batches of police officers have undergone paramilitary training at Shamva Battle Camp. A senior security officer is reported to have remarked:

This means about 1 050 regular police officers have received the training. In the event of civil unrest, they will be deployed alongside officers from the Support Unit which specialises in crowd control. There is a plan to extend the programme to other provinces because most of the trainees have been from Harare.

The officers are receiving month-long paramilitary training, which is gruelling in nature and has a lot of emphasis on physical fitness. They are being trained in the use of baton sticks, shields and helmets as well as crowd control and crowd dispersal.

They are also being trained to use new weaponry which has been acquired, including Mossberg shot guns, which can be used even within a range of 10 metres unlike the previous ones which could only be used at a range of 75 metres and above, for fear of causing fatalities.

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