Africa-Press – South-Africa. A Limpopo traffic officer who was convicted of corruption and sentenced in 2019, will start serving her sentence after losing her appeal.
Portia Motsatsi Ramphelo, 37, who was stationed in Tzaneen, was arrested for accepting and demanding bribes from motorists who were found to have broken road rules.
The bribes ranged from R150 to R2 000.
Hawks spokesperson Captain Matimba Maluleke said after a thorough investigation, Ramphelo and 12 other traffic officers in Tzaneen were arrested in December 2017.
Traffic cop gets jail time, correctional supervision, for demanding R10K bribe
He said Ramphelo was convicted and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in the Tzaneen Magistrate’s Court on 15 August 2019, which she appealed.
According to Maluleke, the court dismissed Ramphelo’s appeal against her sentence on 1 September.
He said the court ordered Ramphelo to start serving her two-year jail term, but she was given three days to prepare herself.
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