The Provincial SAPS Anti-Corruption Investigation Unit (ACIU) recently arrested a police reservist stationed at Postmasburg SAPS and a Tsantsabane municipal employee for alleged Fraud, Extortion and impersonating a police officer.
The two male suspects were arrested on Tuesday, 17 October 2023 in Postmasburg. The suspects allegedly extorted an undisclosed amount of money from a business owner in Postmasburg during July 2021.
The suspects allegedly posed as police detectives investigating a case of sexual harassment against the complainant and extorted the money from him by promising him to have the case docket disappear.
The suspects will be appearing in Postmasburg Magistrates’ Court soon and the investigation continues.
The SAPS management lauds the Provincial SAPS ACIU for the arrests and reiterates that the police has a zero-tolerance to ill-discipline and corruption.
Content retrieved from: https://www.saps.gov.za/newsroom/msspeechdetail.php?nid=49056.
