A Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) traffic officer was arrested recently when he was caught, red-handed, accepting a R30 bribe from a motorist in Diepkloof, Soweto.
The traffic officer stopped a car carrying vegetables with a trailer on the side of the road, on a Soweto highway, to carry out an inspection.
Instead of the traffic officer issuing a traffic fine he accepted a bribery of R30 and he was caught red handed by a newly appointed sergeant of JMPD Internal Affairs Unit. The sergeant immediately confronted the officer and both he and the motorist were immediately arrested and detained at Diepkloof Police Station.
Gauteng News spoke to the spokesperson of JMPD Wayne Minnaar, “The JMPD is very disappointed that an officer who is wearing our uniform and is supposed to be trusted by the community went against our ethics and protocol by accepting a bribe. The arrested officer will be facing a disciplinary hearing and as JMPD we feel strongly about corruption and should any officer get caught, they will immediately be dismissed.”
Currently the owner of the car and the traffic officer are charged with bribery and corruption at the Diepkloof Police Station and they will both be appearing in court soon. Follow Gauteng News as the story unfolds.
