Two state attorneys and a financial clerk from the Department of Justice were arrested this morning by the Hawks’ Anti-Corruption Unit for soliciting bribes of over R50 000 from interpreters for a period of three years.
The suspects aged 31, 40, and 49 allegedly allocated work to interpreters for an exchange of payment. The trio allegedly facilitated the services of interpreters by referring unsuspecting clients to them for a fee. The clerk would facilitate the payments to the interpreters’ account that in turn they would be ordered to redirect the payments to their account.
The suspects, a female a two males, will appear before the Pretoria Specialized Commercial Crime Court on Thursday for corruption and extortion. Anyone who fell victim to alleged trios shenanigans Captain Warmberg on 072 580 2469.
