Law enforcers set to reappear in court
Three of the six law-enforcement officers who were arrested in June after a lengthy investigation are expected to reappear in the local Magistrate’s Court tomorrow, Friday, July 12.
KOMATIPOORT – Two are traffic officers attached to the Nkomazi Local Municipality (NLM) while the other is a member of the Public Order Police Unit and an instructor at Moloto Traffic Training Centre in KwaMhlanga.
The traffic officers were arrested on Friday June 21 for allegedly extorting bribes from motorists.
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Both Khethiwe Mkhabela (42) and Lucky Mabena (37), who are attached to the NLM, were nabbed by the Hawks at a roadblock.
They were charged with fraud and corruption. Each was released on R1 000 bail after they were not asked to plead to the charges.
David Mahalre Ntuli (34), a member of the Public Order Police Unit and an instructor at Moloto Traffic Training Centre in KwaMhlanga, was also charged for alleged corruption.
He was also granted bail of R1 000 and will also reappear in court today.
