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Media Statement FREE STATE – A 49-year-old woman will appear in the Parys Magistrates’ Court on 27 May 2024, for alleged corruption and fraud. This is after she bribed an official at the local Driving Licence Testing Centre (DLTC). Members of Bloemfontein Serious Corruption Investigation reacted to information about a person who had called an official at the Department of Community Safety, Roads and Transport offering gratification for turning a blind eye on relicensing a truck which had outstanding fines amounting to over R177 000. The upstanding official, who had heard about the recent arrest of 17 people involved in driver’s license related corruption, informed the Hawks about the suspect’s advances. The corruption busters wasted no time in approaching the court to seek permission to conduct an undercover police operation. On 23 May 2024, the suspect arrived at Parys DLTC carrying R50 000 in cash. Her sole intention was to get the truck relicensed at a reduced price. However, she found the Hawks waiting to pounce and was immediately arrested. Free State Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), Major General Mokgadi Bokaba has praised the official for heeding the call to stop corruption in its tracks. “Members of the public often complain about corrupt officials who accept bribes. Our message is that they must desist from fuelling corruption by offering gratification. It is a criminal offense,” she said. Ends
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