Suspects nabbed for âdemanding R20k bribeâ from resident to install her meter box
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Johannesburg - Three men, pretending to be working for a company that does business with City Power, have been arrested for allegedly soliciting a R20 000 bribe from a Joburg resident.
The three were expected to appear in the Roodepoort Magistrateâs Court on Monday for allegedly demanding the money to install her electricity meter that City Power had removed.
Allegations are that the suspects approached the resident, pretending to be from an independent contractor who provides electricity reconnection services to City Power.
They are believed to have told the resident that they would install her meter to her property if she paid them R20 000.
Altercations with local authorities are nothing new to South Africans, or anyone around the world for that matter. Whether it s a police or traffic officer, tensions are bound to run high as each party believes they are right over the other.
This is exactly what happened to
motor journalist Marius Roberts in December 2020 after being pulled over by a metro officer in Johannesburg. A seasoned writer and television personality, Roberts drove an Aston Martin on a busy Gauteng highway when a
What ensued was 14 minutes of unnecessary drama, and back-and-forth chatter, with the officer taking Roberts to task for - wait for it - asking why he got pulled over. Roberts tried explaining his side of the story to the officer, but was continuously interrupted.
13 May 2021 - By Peter Magni with thanks to Miriam Maina
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JMPD vehicle. (Felix Dlangamandla, Gallo Images, Netwerk24, file)
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JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla said the officer received information on Friday that a car belonging to an e-hailing service driver was being stripped in Mid-Ennerdale. The driver had been bundled into the boot. Upon investigation, the officer spotted a suspicious vehicle, with two suspects as per the lookout. The officer immediately called for backup, and the suspects noticed him from a distance. The suspects then abandoned the vehicle and walked towards a nearby tavern, said Fihla.