A Tshwane Metro Police Department officer has been released on R2 000 bail after she was nabbed for allegedly soliciting a bribe from a motorist.
The officer, who spent the weekend in police cells, appeared at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
“The officer and her companion allegedly stopped a driver of a vehicle with an unroadworthy trailer on the R104 near Mamelodi on Friday and demanded a bribe,” said the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC).
“The motorist reported the incident to members of the Road Traffic Management Corporation’s anti-corruption unit, who arranged an entrapment with the Hawks.
“The female officer was arrested on the spot and the alleged R2 000 bribe was found in her possession. She was kept in custody over the weekend while her companion was released on warning.”
The RTMC said it is working hard to fight crime from within its ranks.
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