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News24 reports that a bogus Gauteng doctor has been sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment or a R10,000 fine for issuing fake medical certificates to heavy motor vehicle drivers seeking to apply for professional driving permits.
Olusey Babatunde Ajayi was sentenced in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court after he was arrested in 2017 in an operation by the Road Traffic Management Corporation's (RTMC’s) National Traffic Anti-Corruption Unit (NTACU) together with the Health Professions Council of SA. The operation was aimed at arresting doctors who were irregularly issuing medical certificates to heavy motor vehicle drivers. "A total of 16 bogus doctors were arrested as part of that operation, and 14 of them have been convicted. Mr Ajay's co-accused, Mr Adeniyi Adeyemi Ogunsula, is expected to appear before the same court for the conclusion of his trial," said RTMC spokesperson Simon Zwane. Ajayi's sentence was suspended for five years. In a separate matter, Zwane said a traffic officer, who was also arrested in 2017 by the NTACU, was sentenced to 24 months' imprisonment, suspended for five years, for corruption. Issac Clifford Lubisi appeared in the Tzaneen Magistrate's Court for accepting a bribe. "Mr Lubisi's trial was lengthy and had many postponements, but he was eventually found guilty and sentenced. He no longer qualifies to work as a traffic law enforcement officer, and his registration will be cancelled," Zwane reported.
- Read the original of the report in the above regard by Lwandile Bhengu at News24
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