Man who wanted to pay a bribe to be a policeman convicted
The R10 000 cash that he attempted to use was recovered and has been forfeited to the state.
Mthokozisi Mhlongo (28) was convicted and sentenced for corruption in the Port Shepstone Magistrates’ Court on Monday this week.
In June 2018, Mhlongo attempted to entice a SAPS recruitment official at a police station in Port Shepstone in order to be recruited into the SAPS without following proper procedures and offered to pay R10 000 to the official.
Police spokesman Colonel Katlego Mogale said the incident was reported to the Hawks in Port Shepstone and a sting operation was conducted which led to his arrest.
The R10 000 cash that he attempted to use was recovered and has been forfeited to the state.
He was fined R10 000 or 10 months imprisonment in default of payment and further four years’ imprisonment which is wholly suspended for five years.
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