A City of Johannesburg Metro police officer was sentenced to three years imprisonment with the option of paying a R5 000 fine after accepting a R100 bribe.
The Roodepoort Magistrates’ Court, which handed down the sentence on 5 October, discovered that the officer, Nkgoape Lydia Matsapola, accepted a bribe from an undercover agent who was on the road without a valid driver’s licence.
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The City’s public safety MMC’s spokesperson, Luyanda Longwe, said this incident occurred during a sting operation on 27 March last year. The undercover agent was from the National Traffic Anti-corruption Unit.
“As the Department of Safety, we will not tolerate any form of bribery and corruption in our ranks,” she said.
Matsapola also received a five-year suspended sentence provided she is not found guilty of a similar offence. The magistrate further found her unfit to carry a firearm.
Longwe said the public should report corruption by contacting the Metro police’s anti-corruption hotline at 0800 203 712.
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