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News24 reports that two Eastern Cape Hawks officials were scheduled to appear in the Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crime Court on Friday to face charges of corruption after they allegedly attempted to solicit a R400,000 bribe.
The sergeant and captain, both in their 40s, were arrested by their colleagues during an undercover operation on Thursday. Allegations are that on 31 July 2023 the complainant in the case received a call from one of the suspects, who introduced himself as a Hawks official in Gauteng with the rank of a captain. He said he wanted to meet the complainant because the department of labour had opened a case against his company. On 4 August, the complainant received another call from the same official demanding an amount of R400,000, which the complainant reportedly said he did not have. On 5 September, the complainant received a further call from the same official to set up a meeting in Mthatha to which he was told to bring an amount of R50,000 for the docket to be destroyed and the case thus closed. The matter was reported to the Hawks and an undercover operation was conducted. The two officers were arrested immediately after the meeting and they allegedly were found to have R10,000 in their possession.
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