‘Corrupt’ Cape Town cop bust
The DA’s provincial social development spokesperson Gillion Bosman said police are failing the country in the way it has handled the errant cops. Picture: SAPS Police officer arrested, cop arrested, SAPS officer busted
A Lentegeur cop is expected to appear in court on July 12 after he was arrested by the provincial Anti-Corruption Unit.
The cop, who appeared in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, has now been released on R1 500 bail.
According to SAPS’ FC van Wyk, the officer has been investigated since April following an alleged incident where he was transporting a person of interest from a known drug house in that area.
When other SAPS members wanted to search the drug suspect, the cop refused.
Continuing with the search anyway, officers in the vicinity found cocaine.
Following the arrest, provincial commissioner, Lieutenant-General Thembisile Patekile, has once again issued a stern warning to all members that corruption among the ranks of the Cape police will not be tolerated.