By BAKANG MOKOTO
A 42-YEAR-OLD man was arrested for fraud. It is alleged that Michael Mazwi Mazazo who was working at Stilfontein Police Station as administration clerk, committed 33 counts of fraud between August and November 2020.
According the North West police spokesperson, Brig Sabata Mokgwabone, Mazazo was arrested at his workplace by the Provincial Anti-Corruption Investigation Unit (ACIU) on Wednesday.
“The crimes were allegedly committed between August and November 2020 wherein the accused used fuel cards of 12 different state-owned motor vehicles to refill petrol at one of the local filling stations while the said vehicles were actually parked at the police station.
“Mazazo was released on bail after he appeared at the local magistrate’s court on Wednesday. The accused was granted a R1000 bail and his next court appearance is on 19 May 2021. Meanwhile, the departmental investigation has been instituted against Mazazo in terms of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Discipline Regulations,” he said.
North West Police Commissioner, Lit General Sello Kwena commended the Anti-Corruption Investigation Unit for sending out a clear message that corruption and fraud cannot be tolerated. Kwena added that the SAPS employees, who commit criminal and disgraceful acts such as this one, will not be spared.
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