It is alleged that on 25 December 2024 around 00:45 police were conducting their routine Safer Festive Season operations to curb contact crimes when they came across a tavern fully operational after midnight. The police instructed the 45-year-old owner to close the tavern and the clients to vacate the premises.
As the police were awaiting the closure of the premises, the business owner allegedly approached the police in the police vehicle and attempted to induce them to accept a stack of money for his business not to close of which the police did not conform.
He allegedly went further to drop the stack of money inside the police vehicle to subdue compliance.
Police then went to the station to open a case of bribery and the suspect was subsequently arrested.
The suspect will appear before Komani Magistrate’s Court on Friday 27 December 2024.
The District Commissioner Major General Rudolph Adolph commended the team for conducting their duties with integrity, without fear or favour thus portraying a positive image about the organization.
