Victoria Tepo (47) was sentenced to four years imprisonment for corruption by the Lichtenburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 13 June 2023.
In August 2016, Tepo and her accomplice, who passed on during the course of the trial, allegedly solicited a R5 000-00 bribe from a complainant to make the docket disappear.
An undercover operation was conducted the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation, leading to their arrest soon after accepting the gratification from the complainant.
After making a series of court appearances, the accused was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to four years imprisonment, half of which is suspended for five years.
The accused will therefore serve an effective two years direct imprisonment.
The Provincial Head for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, Major General Patrick Mbotho, together with the Director of Public Prosecutions in the North West, Dr Rachel Makhari, welcomed the sentencing, and vowed that the two entities will act with swiftness to arrest and prosecute those who are involved in corrupt activities. They went further to commend the investigation team and prosecution for this successful conviction.
