Zimbabwe police road blocks are a daily hassle for commuters but increasingly cops seem to be totally out of control.

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Sunday evening outside Mvuma, a small settlement in the police district of Masvingo, about five police officers who were allegedly drinking, pulled over a minivan registered in South Africa.

Having handcuffed the driver, they started to beat him up. Human Rights Lawyer, Lucy Chivasa, who works for the Legal Resources Foundation tried to give the beaten man her business card and found herself a victim of assault too.

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