Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 14-12-2017
The Hawks have arrested a 40-year-old traffic officer for alleged corruption after soliciting bribes from motorists driving luxury cars.
It’s understood Zaheer Bhayat was arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigations unit following a tip off.
Bhayat conducts highway patrols on the N12.
The police’s Tlangelani Rikhotso says the bribes allegedly took place on the stretch of highway between Klerksdorp and Potchefstroom.
“Information was received alleging that the suspect would stop motorists driving luxurious vehicles claiming that they had exceeded the speed limit, threats of arresting the motorists would follow and subsequently he would demand minimum payments to allegedly cancel the speed reading. “
Rikhotso says Bhayat appeared briefly at the Klerksdorp Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday where he was granted R2 000 bail.
The case was postponed to 24 January 2018 for further investigation.
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