Police spokesperson Captain Charmaine Struwig has released information with regards to the arrest of a senior Alfred Duma Local Municipality official.
On May 11, the 45-year-old man was arrested on a charge of fraud.
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He appeared briefly in A-court on May 12 and was remanded into custody. He then made a second appearance for a formal bail application and was granted bail of R1000.
It is believed that the 45-year-old suspect is a foreign national and was in possession of fraudulent documents which he was using to be in the country.
The senior official is due in court again on June 12.
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