Four arrested at testing station in fake roadworthy certificate scam

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Four arrested at testing station in fake roadworthy certificate scam.

"The arrests followed months of investigation by members of the Hawks, the road traffic management corporation's anti-corruption unit and the Special Investigating Unit," said Road Traffic Management Corporation in a statement.

RTMC's spokesperson Simon Zwane said the group were arrested at Thusalushaka testing station and are facing charges of fraud and corruption. "It is alleged that the officials colluded in using the identity particulars of a 60-year-old man to generate roadworthy certificates for scores of vehicles that were never brought to the testing station for examination.

 

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