The three applicants, who are members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police, were convicted on 18 February 2016 of contravening para 35 of the Schedule to the Police Act.
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On 28 March 2017 l heard this matter and dismissed it with costs. Now l have been asked for the written reasons thereof. These are they.
The facts of the matter as narrated by the applicant are as follows. On 3 March 2014, the applicant, a police officer was tried for an offence in terms of s 34 of the Police Act [Chapter 11:10] and was convicted. She was sentenced to 7 days at the detention barracks. She then appealed to the second respondent who on 17 December 2014 dismissed the appeal.
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This is an opposed chamber application in which the applicants wish to reinstate an appeal. However, in view of the provisions of the Police Act [Chapter 11:10] that deal with matters that have appeared before a single officer, the issue is whether the appeal that they seek to reinstate is one that was validly before this court in the initial instance
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