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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Five Free State police officials were arrested this week for corruption, defeating the ends of justice, money laundering and theft in separate incidents.<\/p>\n

Free State Hawks spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Zweli Mohobeleli said the first incident related to a fraud case involving a female lieutenant-colonel who was arrested in Vereeniging on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

She was charged with fraud for a fraudulent resettlement claim of R19 000.<\/p>\n

Mohobeleli said the officer was promoted to her position in Kestell in 2012. She did not live in the area and did not relocate.<\/p>\n

Instead, she used a state vehicle to travel to work between Kestell and Bethlehem. However, she later submitted a R19 000 claim for a resettlement fee.<\/p>\n

“The resettlement cost is a benefit given to members appointed to a post outside their primary residence,” said Mohobeleli.<\/p>\n

The Serious Corruption Investigation Unit in Bloemfontein issued an arrest warrant for the officer. She will appear in the Kestell Magistrate’s Court on 12 July.<\/p>\n

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The second incident involves four Kroonstad K9 Unit and Zamdela officers who allegedly stole R1 million recovered from a cash-in-transit heist in Sasolburg last year.<\/p>\n

Instead of declaring the cash, the officers allegedly pocketed it.<\/p>\n

The Serious Corruption Investigation Unit in Welkom arrested the officers on Thursday.<\/p>\n

They appeared in the Sasolburg Magistrate’s Court on Friday, facing charges of theft, defeating the ends of justice and money laundering.<\/p>\n

The case was postponed to 3 August after the court granted them R2 000 bail each.<\/p>\n

The head of the Hawks in the Free State, Major-General Mokgadi Bokaba, said law enforcement was “relentless in our efforts to root out corruption, including within our ranks”.<\/p>\n

“It is our constitutional duty to rid the system of rotten elements and restore the confidence of South Africans in the police.<\/p>\n

“Rest assured, there will be more arrests to follow as we stamp our independence and that of the state,” she added.<\/p>\n

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