A prosecutor, a lawyer and a police officer have been hauled to court for allegedly demanding money from a man accused of rape in exchange for his release on bail.
Prosecutor Loyiso Gcasamba, 36, Legal Aid attorney Mkhangeli Nqayana and Sgt Sonwabile Nogwebela were arrested on corruption charges on Thursday.
Mgolodela said the suspect was allegedly approached by Nogwebela, a court orderly, who told him he had been “sent by a prosecutor, Mr Gcasamba, about his bail application which could be arranged again and that he had to arrange an amount of R6,000 as payment”. “Further allegations are that [the suspect] paid an amount of R6,000 to Mr Nqayana, who is a Legal Aid attorney representing him during the bail application.
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