EC businessmen arrested for corruption, R1.8m bribery

• Published date: 23 May 2022
• Publication title: South African Official News

A multi-disciplinary operation carried out by the SAPS Provincial Anti-Corruption Unit, Undercover Crime Intelligence, the National Director of Public Prosecution and the Tactical Response Team (TRT) has led to the arrest of three male suspects at the weekend for alleged corruption in East London.

Eastern Cape SAPS spokesperson, Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana, said the investigation was prompted by complaints received about questionable services of a company which supplied furniture.

'The said company did not follow the correct procurement processes and that it was not truthful in conducting its business. The arrests then followed after a request was made to the Investigative Directorate of the National Director of Public Prosecution to investigate the services of this Gauteng-based company.

'It is further alleged that the suspect attempted to bribe the investigators with an amount of R1.8 million and one of them stole a sum of R300 000 at the time of...