Africa-Press – South-Africa. A Home Affairs official, who allegedly issued a fraudulent passport to a man from Bangladesh in the name of Lebogang Ndlovu, was granted R5 000 bail in the Benoni Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
Department of Home Affairs spokesperson Siya Qoza said Sibongile Simelane was arrested during an operation by the department’s Counter Corruption Branch, Hawks and other law enforcement agencies on Monday.
Simelane was based at the Benoni office.
Qoza said she was on suspension and had a disciplinary hearing scheduled for this week.
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At the time of his arrest, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said the alleged corrupt official, who issued the fraudulent passport, had been on the radar of the Counter Corruption Branch.
“We are determined to root out corruption in all its forms in Home Affairs. We will stamp out the use of fraudulent documents by people who do not deserve them.
“We will continue to arrest citizens and non-nationals who engage in the production of fraudulent documents,” Motsoaledi said this week.
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