The officers, who have been staying mainly at Stops Hostels, were last week forcibly thrown out of their homes and left in the rains.
Sources at the depot said that the depot commandant, Assistant Commissioner Grace Ndebele, moved swiftly to contain simmering discontent among her juniors by ordering them to leave their accommodation.
“A notice was put at the depot advising the police officers to leave by June 1. When they did not they were ejected by force. The police officers are supposed to stay at Morris Depot,” said a policeman who cannot be identified.
Contacted for comment police Harare spokesperson, inspector James Sabau, could not confirm or deny the matter.
“You do not expect me to confirm that police officers have been removed. Write what they have told you,” he said.
When asked how long should a police officer resident at the depot Sabau said, “I don’t know. That is administrative it has nothing to do with papers”.
Last year 78 police officers at Avondale Police Station were transferred, ostensibly for corruption, but really because they were said to be sympathetic and to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.
Augustine Chihuri the Police Commissioner General has publicly declared that he supports Zanu (PF) and has made it a point to punish police officers who do not share his political orientation.
Police officers who spoke on condition of anonymity said that it is actually an offense for any among them to be suspected of supporting the MDC.
Following the death of a police inspector in Glen View recently the police have literally declared a war on MDC, accusing the party of having had a hand in the death of the police officer.
Post published in: Zimbabwe News