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News24 reports that two former Durban police officers have been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment each for corruption after they were found to have taken a R7,500 bribe to release a suspect.
The Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court handed down the sentences on Monday after finding Sergeant Musawenkosi Mabaso and Sergeant Thulani Dlangalala guilty of corruption. Hawks spokesperson Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo indicated that in May 2018 Mabaso and Dlangalala were instructed to pick up a suspect who was arrested at King Shaka International Airport. "Along the way, the two officers demanded R7,000 in order to release the suspect for him to go home and come to court the following day. They were paid R4,500 and further demanded a balance of R3,000," Mhlongo reported. The Hawks were informed and an undercover operation was conducted. The officers were intercepted after collecting the balance of the money. A search found the R7,500 in cash that was taken from the complainant and Mabaso and Dlangalala were arrested. They were charged with corruption and defeating the ends of justice and immediately resigned from the police after they were released on bail. They were convicted on 1 March 2021.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Nicole McCain at News24
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