IOL reports that the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) says it has noted a video circulating on social media of a JMPD officer receiving about R1,800 from an unknown individual.

From the video footage, the officer in JMPD uniform is seen receiving money while sitting in a parked car. The unidentified motorist narrating in the video, while driving to the police officer and handing over the money, mentions repeatedly that he is going to hand over R1,800 to the police officer. “I am going to enter his car now, and he is going to take the money,” the man says. As soon as he enters the police officer’s white vehicle, the officer asks him: “Why did you take so long?” JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla said it was not known under what circumstances the policeman received the money. “The JMPD is requesting the individual who recorded this video to come forward, so Internal Affairs can get a better context of the incident and that further action may be taken,” Fihla advised.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jonisayi Maromo at IOL

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