| RAF official arrested for corruption | |
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| Date Published | |
| 2020/02/07 | |
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Media Statement from Directorate of Priority Crimes Investigation (HAWKS) KWAZULU-NATAL – A 40-year-old Road Accident Fund (RAF) claims and legal officer will appear in Durban Magistrates court today, 07 February 2020 on charges of corruption after being apprehended by the Hawks’ Durban Serious Corruption Investigation last night, for soliciting and receiving a gratification. The accused allegedly solicited a R500 000 gratification of which she requested R50 000 to be paid in cash whilst the balance of R450 000 was to be deposited into the official’s personal account, the details of which were given to the complainant. The official solicited the gratification from the claimant so that she can fast track the processing and authorisation of a R2.7 million claim which was due to the complainant. An undercover operation was conducted on Thursday evening by members of the Serious Corruption Investigation team and the suspect was immediately arrested after she received the R50 000 in cash. Investigations continue. Ends
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