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At least 225 Tshwane metro police officers being investigated for corruption
- Published on 28 Jun 2023
- HR Pulse News Desk
The department’s spokesperson, Isaac Mahamba confirmed that they were investigating 225 cases against their officers and these ranged from corruption, bribery, and extortion to kidnapping. The incidents happened over the past 12 months. In a recent incident, an employee from the Motor Industry Staff Association (Misa) was extorted by officers at a roadblock at the Atterbury offramp of the N1 highway.
The officers allegedly demanded that the driver transfer money to their accounts as bribery for an alleged traffic offence. After the employee was unsuccessful in transferring money to the cellphone numbers of the six officers, he had to go to the nearest ATM to withdraw cash. A corruption case was opened the next day at the Lyttelton police station. Mahamba confirmed that this case had been brought to their attention and was under investigation.
The department urged motorists to record videos or take photos of such malicious actions to help curb unlawfulness. Mahamba added that the TMPD was considering using body cameras, a move that the Johannesburg metro police was also considering.
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Source: SA Labour News
