Mpumalanga traffic cops bust for accepting bribes from motorists

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“It is alleged that the officers took bribes from motorists travelling on different routes including the N4 and R40 in December 2018 and January 2019.”

Six Mpumalanga law enforcement officers have been arrested for allegedly taking bribes from motorists over the festive season.Four traffic officers and two SAPS members have been arrested in Mpumalanga for allegedly taking bribes from motorists over the festive season.

“Three of them - a female and two males aged 42, 37 and 34, appeared at the Komatipoort Magistrate’s Court and were granted bail. “The arrests followed investigations conducted by the National Traffic Anti-Corruption Unit and the Hawks in which officers who were taking bribes on the road during the 2018/19 festive season were identified.

He said the two routes had been identified as the top hazardous routes in the country, recording a high number of fatal crashes. Mpumalanga recorded 172 road fatalities during the 2018/19 festive period.

 

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umabankbook Free the police.

In Mpumalanga Traffic Department,bribing is a way of life for officers.

Choir667 You don't say

But that is not new,they hv been accepting bribes forever nje.everywere futhi

Aowa drinkinyana bathong! MbalulaFikile

What about the period 2005-2016 where bribes have been collected religiously on those roads...

How about charging those who bribe too? MbalulaFikifik myb you should invest in body cameras for officers, they will act as deterrence for both officers and motorists

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