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*Police Shooting Victim Demands US$15 000 Compensation*

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A teenager from Chitungwiza has sued ZRP Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga and Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage minister Kazembe Kazembe for damages amounting to US$15 000 after he was shot and injured by police officers who were pursuing a robbery suspect.

Tashinga Mugwara (19) was accidentally shot at a fuel station at Taita Shops in Chitungwiza by police officers on 27 June.

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The bullet went through his lower body, resulting in his suffering severe abdominal injuries.

Mugwara’s lawyer, Tinashe Chinopfukutwa from the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) submitted:

> Mugwara will potentially suffer from adhesive bowel obstruction in future as a result of the injuries he sustained owing to the unwarranted shooting by ZRP officers.

> … Mugwara was unarmed and had not threatened the law enforcement agents in any way which justified their resort to severe force.

> Chinopfukutwa said Mugwara suffered damages amounting to US$5 000 for pain and suffering, US$5 000 for contumelia and affront to dignity as well as US$5 000 for future medical expenses.

Mugwara is also claiming payment of US$183 and $24 351 for medical expenses which he incurred following the shooting. | The Standard

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