Cop jobs offered for R2 500
2008-02-26 21:06
Nelspruit - A switchboard operator at the police station here was arrested on Tuesday on multiple charges of corruption, said Mpumalanga police.
Captain Leonard Hlathi said: "The woman faces 30 charges of corruption dating back to 2003. She alleges that she was acting as an agent for personnel officials in the police department... and charged people hoping to get jobs R2 500 each."
Hlathi said she scouted for people who were hoping to get jobs in the police service and deposited the money in a personal account.
The investigation began about a month ago when people who were promised jobs and had paid for them, came to the police station demanding their money.
"Further investigations still will be carried out and there is a possibility that more people will be arrested," said Hlathi.
The woman remains in custody and is due to appear in Nelspruit Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
- SAPA