Three Metro Officers arrested for corruption
By Mikhaila Crowie
16 July 2008
Three Metro Officers were arrested yesterday for allegedly bribing a motorist to cancel a fine.
One officer also faces an attempted charge of murder over a shot that was fired when police confronted them.
Woodstock police spokesperson Hilton Malila said the police officers were arrested at a service station. “Yesterday afternoon at about 3 o’ clock, three metro police officers were arrested for corruption at a petrol service station in Malta Road Salt River.”
Malila said the arrests were made after the three officers, who were on duty in Observatory early yesterday morning, pulled over a male driver and fined him R500 for driving without a valid drivers licence in Lower Main Road.
“It is alleged that the officers offered to withdraw the fine in exchange for R200 in cash.”
16 July 2008
Three Metro Officers were arrested yesterday for allegedly bribing a motorist to cancel a fine.
One officer also faces an attempted charge of murder over a shot that was fired when police confronted them.
Woodstock police spokesperson Hilton Malila said the police officers were arrested at a service station. “Yesterday afternoon at about 3 o’ clock, three metro police officers were arrested for corruption at a petrol service station in Malta Road Salt River.”
Malila said the arrests were made after the three officers, who were on duty in Observatory early yesterday morning, pulled over a male driver and fined him R500 for driving without a valid drivers licence in Lower Main Road.
“It is alleged that the officers offered to withdraw the fine in exchange for R200 in cash.”
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