News24 reports that the Standerton Magistrate's Court in Mpumalanga has sentenced its former district court control prosecutor Aaron Pule Mohanwe to 10 years in jail for accepting bribes.
Mohanwe was charged with two counts of corruption and defeating the ends of justice. The 35-year-old prosecutor was reported for dismissing cases and accepting bribes to dismiss drug-related cases. Undercover agents set up sting operations and, on both occasions, he accepted the payments. Mpumalanga National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Monica Nyuswa advised that Mohanwe was sentenced to 10 years direct imprisonment for corruption, 10 years for another count of corruption and seven years for defeating the ends of justice. The sentences will run concurrently. Mohanwe will effectively serve 10 years behind bars.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Cebelihle Bhengu at News24
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