He and a colleague demanded a bribe from a Hawks vehicle, unaware of the officials being ready to arrest him.
Former national traffic officer Rodney Dakalo Ramusia, aged 29, has been sentenced to six years in jail for corruption by the Mokopane magistrate court in Limpopo, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, known as the Hawks, said on Wednesday.
“The two officials had stopped a Hawks vehicle just outside Naboomspruit and demanded a bribe in order not to issue a ticket. Unaware that they were dealing with Hawks serious corruption investigating members, Ramusia and his colleague were arrested on the spot immediately after accepting the bribe,” said Maluleke.
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