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Isles traffic police ordered to file 40 cases monthly
2006-05-09 09:10:21
By Guardian Reporter
Zanzibar Police have ordered each traffic police to file 40 cases monthly in a new strategy aiming at fighting corruption and laxity in the traffic police department.
This was announced by Zanzibar Commissioner of Police, Khalid Iddi Nuizany, at a meeting of police officers late last week.
Many traffic police interviewed by The Guardian confirmed to have received the order.
Nuizany said a police officer who fails to implement the order would be punished according to the force’s standing orders.
In another order, Nuizany said the police in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) should file 20 criminal cases every month.
Zanzibar West Regional Police Commander, Bakari Khatibu, confirmed the orders were issued when approached for comment.
’It is normal procedure to give orders to ensure smooth operations of the force,’ said Khatibu.
He said it was improper for CID officers to pretend to be working for a whole month without filing a single case, adding that there were many incidents of crime in the communities where they live.
He said the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Said Mwema, has given new directives aimed at reshaping the image of the force .
’All police officers need to observe laws and fundamental principles of human rights in their performance,’ said Khatibu.
However, some traffic police complained to The Guardian that many cases concerning vehicles that are not roadworthy were not prosecuted as senior police officers interfered with the arrests of offenders.
’Once you file a traffic case at the station, you are ordered to hand it over to a senior police and forget about it, ’a source claimed.
Motorists, particularly commuter bus drivers (daladalas)claimed there had been a tremendous increase of feigned traffic offence cases filed against them.
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