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Idols winner Karin Kortje was arrested for drunk driving early on Sunday morning.

Kortje, whose life has been dogged by controversy in recent years, was arrested on Van Riebeeck Road in front of the Kuils River police station, it was reported on Sunday.

Police spokesman Warrant Officer November Filander confirmed that a 32-year-old woman had been arrested and will appear in court in April, after forensics tests have been completed. Kortje was released on Sunday morning on a warning.

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