Two police officers in the Western Cape are in hot water for allegedly lending a police vehicle to a member of the public.
An internal disciplinary investigation is under way into the officers' conduct.
The two constables who were based at the Nyanga police station are alleged to have allowed a taxi boss to make unauthorised use of a state vehicle.
According to police, scenes of the “irregular” incident were captured in a video posted on social media platforms earlier in the year.
Police spokesperson Brig Novela Potelwa said the incident is alleged to have occurred in the Ocean View area.
Potelwa said an investigation into illicit activities involving a taxi boss ensued which led to the arrests of the duo on Tuesday. They are charged in terms of sections 56 and 59 of the Police Act.
The two police constables appeared in the Simon’s Town magistrate’s court on Wednesday and their case was postponed to January 2024.
Western Cape police commissioner, Lt-Gen Thembisile Patekile vowed to rid the service of police officers “who transgress the law and departmental prescripts”.
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Cops in hot water for lending police car to civilian
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Two police officers in the Western Cape are in hot water for allegedly lending a police vehicle to a member of the public.
An internal disciplinary investigation is under way into the officers' conduct.
The two constables who were based at the Nyanga police station are alleged to have allowed a taxi boss to make unauthorised use of a state vehicle.
According to police, scenes of the “irregular” incident were captured in a video posted on social media platforms earlier in the year.
Police spokesperson Brig Novela Potelwa said the incident is alleged to have occurred in the Ocean View area.
Potelwa said an investigation into illicit activities involving a taxi boss ensued which led to the arrests of the duo on Tuesday. They are charged in terms of sections 56 and 59 of the Police Act.
The two police constables appeared in the Simon’s Town magistrate’s court on Wednesday and their case was postponed to January 2024.
Western Cape police commissioner, Lt-Gen Thembisile Patekile vowed to rid the service of police officers “who transgress the law and departmental prescripts”.
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