Overview
- The pair are scheduled to appear at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday on corruption charges.
- Investigators say the suspects handed R100,000 in cash to the case officer on 23 November during a controlled meeting.
- The operation was authorised by the Director of Public Prosecutions and executed by the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation unit.
- The case began on 21 November when the sergeant allegedly sought to secure protection from prosecution for the hospital official in exchange for a bribe.
- Acting Hawks head Lieutenant General Siphosihle Nkosi praised the officer who reported the approach, pledged to root out corrupt DPCI members, and affirmed the Tembisa investigation will continue as the SIU has flagged extensive tender losses at the hospital.