News24 reports that an Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) traffic officer, who was filmed while allegedly intoxicated on duty, has been suspended.  

A tweet by Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina on Wednesday confirmed that the "drunk" metro officer and his supervisor had been suspended by police chief Major General Isaac Mapiyeye.  "I urge the public to give them space to conclude on this matter.  Metro will give further details," Masina indicated in the tweet.  The video, which went viral, shows the metro officer sitting in an EMPD vehicle.  Members of the public noted that the officer was "drunk as hell" and that he had alcohol in the vehicle.  The officer, who appeared disorientated, struggled to hand over his service pistol to another EMPD official.  The officer was eventually escorted from the scene by another official, who according to persons in the video, refused to do a breathalyser test.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Alex Mitchley and watch the video at News24
• Read too, Two Ekurhuleni metro officers facing suspension after one filmed drunk on duty, at EWN

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