A City of Cape Town traffic officer is being investigated for allegedly demanding a bribe from a Zimbabwean, threatening to have him detained for having “fraudulent” documents.
Percy Moyo, 32, said his personal documents were
confiscated and kept at the Brackenfell traffic department on Monday, and he
was detained.
Police spokesperson FC van Wyk said: “This office can
confirm that a 32-year-old male from Happy Valley, Blackheath, was detained on
Monday morning on a charge of fraud.”
Moyo said he went to the traffic department to renew his
licence.
“The traffic department took my passport, my driving
licence, my ID card from my home country. I went to the traffic department
because I wanted to renew my PDP. The traffic cop took my documentation and
said they were fraudulent; the lady demanded money,” he said.
Moyo, who delivers animal feed, claimed when he went to get
his ID, he was detained by a traffic officer.“I sent R2 000 to the cop. The
traffic cop wanted a R1 000 top-up to get my documentation. That traffic cop
took me to Brackenfell on Monday. They took me to the police station because
they didn’t want to give me my documentation.”
On a voice recording shared with the Cape Times, Moyo is
apparently heard pleading for his documents, while a voice alleged to be that
of the female officer demands a further R1 000: “I need the R1 000 otherwise
they are going to take you completely off driving in this country and also, you
gonna face a prison charge.”
Executive director for safety and security Richard Bosman
said: “The City views any allegations of impropriety against staff members in a
very serious light. While we were not aware of these specific allegations, Cape
Town Traffic Service has already instituted an investigation since the
information was relayed to the department.
“Bribery is a crime, and the City advises the complainant
to lay a charge with the South African Police Service so that the matter may be
investigated.
“The City will continue its internal probe into the matter
in the interim,” Bosman said. IOL
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