The Citizen reports that a police officer was released on warning after he allegedly altered a sick note.

Sergeant Kagiso Motlele, who is stationed at the Madibogo Police Station in North West, was arrested at his workplace and appeared at the Setlagole Periodical Court on Tuesday for fraud. Police spokesperson Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone reported that the medical practitioner permitted him to stay home for three days to get fit for work, but he fraudulently extended the sick leave with a day. After he handed a suspicious sick note to his commander, the matter was reported to the Provincial Anti-Corruption Investigation Unit for investigation and it was confirmed that the accused altered the sick note and failed to report for duty. Motlele will appear before the Atamelang Magistrate’s Court on 7 July 2023. The province’s commissioner, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena, welcomed the arrest and said the sergeant’s actions were absolutely unethical and intolerable as they impacted negatively on service delivery and tarnished the image of the police service at large.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard compiled by Siphumelele Khumalo at The Citizen

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