News24Wire reports that a Tshwane Metro Police Departmental traffic officer was scheduled to appear in the Pretoria Regional Court on Monday morning on charges related to corruption.
The 41-year-old officer was arrested at the weekend for allegedly extorting bribes from motorists. Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) spokesperson Simon Zwane indicated: “Members of the RMTC’s National Traffic Anti-Corruption Unit and the Hawks pounced on the suspect at an off-ramp on the R80 where he was [allegedly] conducting his unlawful activities.” Allegedly, he was demanding R400 bribes from motorists for violations of traffic regulations. Separately, a former policeman was sentenced last week to nine years in jail for corruption. Former constable Mkhanyiseli Mashiyi, 43, who was stationed at the Cambridge police station, was found guilty of fraud, theft and defeating the ends of justice by the East London Regional Court. Police spokesperson Brigadier Thembinkosi Kinana said: “Mashiyi was notorious for preying on individuals he came across in compromising positions during his night shifts. He would then demand money and possessions from his victims not to arrest them, and they would oblige fearing arrest and embarrassment. The long arm of the law caught up with him in December 2012.”
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