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Detective jailed after taking R3,000 bribe to make assault case disappear

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A Free State police detective has been sentenced to five years in prison after an undercover anti-corruption sting caught him accepting a R3,000 bribe to ensure an assault case did not proceed to trial.

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Free State cop gets five years for R3 000 bribe demand

The police officer told the complainant he could delay the case until it was eventually struck off the court roll.

·Johannesburg, South Africa
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Detective jailed after taking R3,000 bribe to make assault case disappear

A Free State police detective has been sentenced to five years in prison after an undercover anti-corruption sting caught him accepting a R3,000 bribe to ensure an assault case did not proceed to trial.

·Cape Town, South Africa
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IOL broke the news in Cape Town, South Africa on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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