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News24 reports that in two separate incidents, five Free State police officials were arrested this week for corruption, defeating the ends of justice, money laundering and theft.
Free State Hawks spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Zweli Mohobeleli said the first incident related to a fraud case involving a female lieutenant-colonel who was arrested in Vereeniging on Wednesday. She was charged with fraud for a fraudulent resettlement claim of R19,000. When the officer was promoted to her position in Kestell in 2012 she did not relocate from Bethlehem and instead used a state vehicle to travel to work between the two towns. However, she later submitted a claim for a resettlement fee. "The resettlement cost is a benefit given to members appointed to a post outside their primary residence," explained Mohobeleli. She will appear in the Kestell Magistrate's Court on 12 July. The second incident involves four Kroonstad K9 Unit and Zamdela officers who allegedly stole R1 million recovered from a cash-in-transit heist in Sasolburg last year. Instead of declaring the cash, the officers allegedly pocketed it. They appeared in the Sasolburg Magistrate's Court on Friday, facing charges of theft, defeating the ends of justice and money laundering. The case was postponed to 3 August after the court granted them R2,000 bail each.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Cebelihle Bhengu at News24
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