Another metro cop caught asking for bribe (video)

The officer then tells the unidentified motorist that a breathalyser test can be avoided if he pays R200.

“We can talk now, give only R200 [and] you can go, because if [my captain and superintendent] can say you are drunk, there is no more talking”, the officer says.

The officer then declines to give his badge number when the motorist asks for it.

It is still unclear when the video was taken; however the exchange between the two suggests the incident took place during the festive season.

The motorist was then reportedly arrested and taken to Honeydew police station where he was released on R1500 bail.

According to Justice Project SA chairperson, Howard Dembovsky, the motorist later tried to file a complaint at the station but was refused by the station commander.

Dembovsky added that the organisation had been contacted by the police in order to take necessary action.

“We are still trying to track down the complainant in the video and identify the Honeydew officer who refused to take his complaint,” he said.

JMPD spokesperson Wayne Minnaar said an investigation would be launched as soon as the video was sent to the metro police’s internal investigation unit and urged motorists to immediately report officers who ask for bribes.

“If an officer solicits a bribe, people should immediately report them to our 24-hour anti-corruption line on 0800 203 712,” Minnaar added.

Honeydew police could not be reached for comment.

On Tuesday, two Tshwane metro police officers were arrested after they allegedly solicited a bribe from Crime Line head Yusuf Abramjee, while two Johannesburg metro officers were taken off duty after the emergence of CCTV footage showing them accepting a bribe from a motorist on New Year’s Day.

Watch the video here.