Corrupt cops get 15 years behind bars for soliciting bribe from taxi bosses

Magistrate says they betrayed the memory of good policemen killed investigating taxi violence

20 June 2025 - 04:30 By TANIA BROUGHTON

Three corrupt cops, who were caught red-handed after soliciting a bribe of R200,000 from taxi bosses in exchange for not arresting them on charges relating to contract killings in the taxi industry, have each been jailed for 15 years...

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