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Deputy National Commissioner Bonang Mgwenya.
Frennie Shivambu, Gallo Images
- National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Khehla John Sitole has commented on the arrest of Lieutenant General Bonang Mgwenya.
- Mgwenya appeared in Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on charges of fraud, theft and money laundering.
- He is the thirteenth suspect arrested in connection with a multi-million dollar bidding fraud regarding emergency warning equipment for the South African police services in 2017.
Police Commissioner Lt. Gen. Khehla Sitole says the law must run its course, following the arrest of one of his deputies, Lt. Gen. Bonang Mgwenya, by the Directorate of Investigation (ID).
On Monday, Mgwenya appeared in Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on charges of fraud, theft and money laundering. He was granted a bail of 20,000 rand.
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“My position regarding the criminality of members within the ranks of the SAPS has been made clear with the arrest of a multitude of SAPS members by a task force that informs me about the investigations of bid rigging of trademarks. vehicles, as well as our identification support regarding the blue light bid fraud investigation, “Sitole said.
Mgwenya, who is the Deputy National Commissioner responsible for Human Resource Management, is now the thirteenth suspect (nine of whom are police officers) to have been arrested in connection with a multi-million dollar bidding fraud regarding alert equipment. emergency (blue lights) for the South African Police Services in 2017.
Arrests
His arrest follows the arrest of the former acting national commissioner, Khomotso Phahlane; former Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Deliwe de Lange, among other generals and senior officers.
The company, Instrumentation for Traffic Law Enforcement (Pty) Ltd, is included in the list of defendants, represented by its sole director, Vimpie Manthatha.
According to the National Prosecutor’s Office, the group is charged with conspiring to ensure that the Manthatha-owned company was awarded a contract to install 1,550 police motor vehicles with warning lights at a hugely inflated price.
Sitole said that justice must prevail.
“We are working hard to clean up law enforcement so that South Africans can be sure that those who have a responsibility to protect and serve the nation are in fact doing so and not breaking the law themselves,” said the Director of the Directorate. of Investigations, the defender Hermione Cronje. additional.
