Balfour SAPS arrested a 38-year-old suspect who attempted to bribe two officials who pulled him over for driving without a number plate.
The arrest was made on March 29 at approximately 23:30 near the Sibanye gold mine by constables Vuyi Mqhwathi and Mandla Khumalo.
The officers were conducting routine patrols in the area when they spotted a white Toyota double cab without number plates which was parked near the mine.
“When they interviewed the driver he mentioned that he is working for a security company called DSG based in Nigel and was visiting a site,” Balfour SAPS spokesperson Virginia Mavuso said in a statement.
The two officers then phoned the security company to verify whether the suspect was indeed working for the company, but the company denied this.
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According to police, the suspect took out R2000 from a plastic bag and gave it to constable Khumalo while he was being transported to the police station.
When constable Khumalo refused to let him go, the suspect allegedly tried to pay his way to freedom by presenting the officers with R40 000 – again the officers refused.
The cash was taken and booked in the SAP 13 and the suspect was charged.
Both constables were lauded by station commander Lt Col Khoabane fot the dedication they had shown.
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Praise to the officers were also given at a higher level as the Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Mondli Zuma, congratulated the officers who had refused to take the bribe.
“The members should continue being true to the oath they took and work to protect their community”, said Zuma.
He further wished that this kind of behavior would rub onto other members as well.
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