Zim Now Writer
Two parking supervisors from the City of Harare on Friday appeared before regional magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti-Guwuriro for allegedly bribing a motorist.
The two, Bertha Gondo and Gabriel Mukoka, were remanded to today for bail application.
The court heard that on March 30 this year at about 1330 hours, the complainant parked his vehicle along Mbuya Nehanda Street and paid for one hour parking. He allegedly came back after an hour and found his vehicle clamped on the right front wheel.
Easy Park officials then referred him to Gondo and Mukoka, who indicated that his vehicle had been clamped for violating parking regulations. And that he had straddled the white line on the parking bay.
They then demanded US$20 to unclamp his vehicle. The complainant was joined by Varaidzo Mahachi, a friend who also pleaded with the accused for mercy but the two insisted that they wanted the money.
After realising that Gondo and Mukoka were unrelenting, Mahachi offered them US$5, which the accused persons accepted and unclamped the vehicle.
However, Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission officers who were watching the activities that were taking place immediately pounced on them and arrested them for engaging in corrupt activities.
The US$5 was seized and a certificate of seizure was issued to Gondo.
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