Picture: Home Affairs employee arrested for corruption/Supplied
By OBAKENG MAJE
A Home Affairs employee (37) in Upington was arrested on Wednesday for corruption after she allegedly processed illegal Identification Documents (ID) for undocumented nationals in Upington for a fee. The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Lieutenant Col Sergio Kock said, the suspect was arrested by the Provincial Anti-Corruption Investigating Unit(ACIU).
‘The ACIU followed up on information that the official allegedly processed illegal IDs for undocumented foreign nationals in Upington for a fee. The police executed a successful action and arrested the suspect red-handed at her office.
“She was charged with corruption and will appear in the Upington Magistrate’s Court soon,” said Kock.
Meanwhile, the ZF Mgcawu District Police Commissioner, Maj Gen Thabo Mphuthi, lauded the police for a job well done and reiterated that no stone will be left unturned. Mphuthi said the police will continue unabatedly to root out all corruption and bring the perpetrators thereof to justice.
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