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Modimolle: Man (44) arrested after paying a R14 000 bribe to make a docket disappear

The suspect was remanded in custody until 6 June after appearing in the Modimolle Magistrate's Court earlier today

LIMPOPO – A 44-year-old man was arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation team for bribing a police official in Modimolle on Wednesday, 29 May.

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Provincial spokesperson, Captain Matimba Maluleke says the suspect allegedly approached a detective, who is investigating a case of business robbery against his brother and promised to pay him R14 000 to make the docket disappear.

“The matter was reported to the Hawks and the suspect was arrested during a sting operation after paying the said amount. The suspect’s arrest follows two similar incidents which occurred in Thohoyandou and Seshego in which investigators ensured that the perpetrators were also arrested following bribery attempts,” Mauleke’s statement read.

The suspect was remanded in custody until 6 June after appearing in the Modimolle Magistrate’s Court earlier today and faces corruption charges.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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