In
a
statement
issued
on
Sunday,
22
June,
the
firm
responded
to
a
report
published
by
The
Herald,
which
quoted
ZRP
spokesperson
Commissioner
Paul
Nyathi
as
saying
Interpol
operates
through
official
police
structures
and
not
in
collaboration
with
private
entities
or
investigators.
Matrix
strongly
refuted
that
position,
asserting
that
Interpol
is
an
international
organisation
made
up
of
multiple
sovereign
member
states,
and
cannot
be
represented
by
any
single
national
police
authority.
The
firm
also
took
exception
to
implications
that
cast
doubt
on
the
legitimacy
of
its
role
in
the
Land
Cruiser
investigation.
Matrix
asserted
that
it
had
been
lawfully
engaged
by
the
complainant
and
that
its
operatives
had
successfully
traced
and
recovered
the
vehicle
in
Malawi,
all
while
operating
fully
within
Zimbabwe’s
legal
and
regulatory
framework.
The
statement
reads:
Interpol
is
an
international
organization
comprising
multiple
member
countries,
and
in
all
progressive
jurisdictions,
the
role
and
legitimacy
of
Private
Investigators
is
clearly
recognized.With
specific
reference
to
the
recent
recovery
of
a
stolen
Land
Cruiser,
we
wish
to
clarify
that
Matrix
Private
Investigations
and
Security
was
lawfully
engaged
by
the
complainant
to
carry
out
investigations.
Our
team
successfully
traced
and
located
the
vehicle
in
Malawi.Any
statements
casting
doubt
on
the
authenticity
of
this
recovery
are
not
only
misleading
but
undermine
a
legitimate
process
undertaken
by
a
licensed
firm.
The
statement
further
affirms
that
Matrix
Private
Investigations
and
Security
is
a
duly
registered
and
licensed
entity
under
Zimbabwean
law,
operating
within
the
country’s
legal
framework
and
maintaining
professional
partnerships
with
investigative
counterparts
worldwide
to
ensure
seamless
and
effective
operations. It
added:
As
a
nation
striving
toward
modernization
and
progress
across
all
sectors,
any
form
of
unprofessional
conduct
not
only
undermines
Zimbabwe’s
Vision
of
becoming
an
upper
middle-income
economy
but
also
risks
projecting
a
regressive
image
among
our
peer
nations.We
urge
members
of
the
public
to
disregard
unfounded
reports
and
to
seek
information
from
verified
and
credible
sources.