Chinamasa refuses to scrap ZRP budget, says spot fines will remain

Responding to Matebeleland South Senator Sithembile Motshwa who had asked if police received budget allocations from government when they were allowed to keep fines, Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa said that spot fines will remain as long as traffic offences are being committed and refused to scrap budget allocations for the Zimbabwe Republic Police.

Said Chinamasa:

I think, clearly, spot fines will remain as long as we have got drivers who commit crimes when they are driving their vehicles on the road. You must expect police to mount roadblocks were they check your speed, the condition of your vehicle and speeding is a crime for which a spot fine is fixed. Any mechanical defect on your vehicle is also a crime.

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