SAPS Warrant Officer Arrested for Corruption: Sebokeng

The Independent Complaints Directorate’s (ICD) in a joint operation with the Johannesburg Crime Intelligence Unit yesterday arrested a SAPS Vereeniging FCS based Warrant Officer for corruption. The 46 year old officer who cannot be named until he makes a first court appearance was arrested following allegations by a rape suspect that he had coerced him to pay a bribe of R3000-00 in order to make his docket disappear.

The complainant (rape suspect) alleges that separate payments of R200-00 and R1000-00 respectively had been made but the police officer constantly pressurized him to settle the outstanding balance or face arrest.

Following the lodgement of the complaint, ICD arranged an entrapment operation on 28 August 2011 in Sebokeng. After receiving the bribe, the suspect officer sped off in a police vehicle in an effort to evade arrest. He was later traced and apprehended at his house in Sebokeng.

He will remain in police custody until he makes his first appearance in Sebokeng Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 01 August 2011.

Issued by the Independent Complaints Directorate

For enquiries:
ICD National Spokesperson
Moses Dlamini
082 809 1927
mdlamini@icd.gov.za