A TOP traffic cop arrested for soliciting a bribe was granted R500 bail after he appeared in court yesterday.

The traffic cop, Johannes Miller, works for the Naledi local municipality in Vryburg.

He was nabbed on Friday after he demanded a R100 from an under-cover anti-corruption official.

The anti-corruption official alerted members of the national Traffic Anti-Corruption Unit who swooped on the traffic cop.

Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) spokesperson, Simon Zwane said: “The officer had stopped the anti-corruption unit official for violating a speed limit. He allegedly demanded a bribe from the anti-corruption official and was a handed a R100. He was arrested immediately after taking the money and taken to Vryburg police station.”

Miller is expected back in the Vryburg Magistrates’ Court on July 4.

He is one of many other traffic cops nabbed for trying to coax bribes from motorists.

“Members of the anti-corruption unit have arrested more than six traffic officers in the North West province so far this year on allegations of soliciting bribes from motorists who violate the rules of the road.

“The Road Traffic Management Corporation has prioritised the elimination of fraud and corruption within the traffic law enforcement fraternity in efforts to improve respect for the rule of the law and to reduce road crashes and fatalities,” Zwane said.

He added that members of the public are urged to report incidents of bribery, fraud and corruption on 0861 400 800.

-TDN

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