By OBAKENG MAJE
A policeman from Schweizer Reneke Police Station was arrested by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, the Hawks today. It is alleged that the Detective (name withheld) was known for conniving with livestock thieves.
According to our highly-placed source, the Hawks allegedly put the arrested Detective under surveillance for months before they pounced on him. The Hawks allegedly approached one of the farmers in the area and entrapped the unsuspecting policeman.
“The policeman was allegedly working with this farmer. So, the Hawks, in agreement with the farmer, set a trap for the policeman. They allegedly gave the farmer R1000 notes that were marked. They then requested the farmer to hand it over to the policeman as bribery.
“The Hawks allegedly waited for him since 4am this morning. The policeman allegedly went to collect the bribery money from the farmer, then he was followed. When the policeman allegedly realised that he was being followed, he tried to speed off,” our source said.
It is alleged that the policeman’s commander, who was amongst the Hawks personnel, was ordered to stop the policeman. A search was allegedly conducted and the marked notes were found in his possession.
The policeman was allegedly charged with corruption and he is currently detained at Bloemhof Police Station.
Meanwhile, the North West police spokesperson, Capt Sam Tselanyane nor Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati police spokesperson, Tryphosa van Rooyen have not responded to our media inquiry before publishing the article.
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