Allegations of nepotism at Urban Police Station

Speaking on condition of anonymity the officers said that just last Friday there was an auction at the station of goods recovered from suspected thieves and other lawbreakers. Among the goods that were sold were three computers, the source said, which officers in the Registry Department bought, flaunting the set rules. "They sold themselves the three sets of computers on a P5,000 credit, something which is not allowed. They denied members of the public the opportunity to buy those computers," said one officer.

Another officer said that the same Registry officers sold themselves Technics and Pioneer music systems by flaunting the rules despite repeated calls from members of the public that what they were doing was wrong. "It was clear that they had inspected the goods before going to the public auction and they had agreed on who should buy what. They knew because they are always in their custody.