Warrant Officer Nilos Butifana Maholobela (57) was found guilty of corruption by the Tzaneen Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 21 May 2021.
Maholobela who was stationed at SAPS-Dobsonville detectives was caught by a Tzaneen Traffic official driving his private vehicle in the Tzaneen area without his seat belt fastened.
As obliged by the law, the official issued a summons against the accused of contravening the Road Traffic Act.
Instead of paying a fine, the accused decided to retaliate by pinning a case of a culpable homicide he was investigating on the traffic official who issued the summons against him. He also demanded R10 000-00 gratification in order to make the docket disappear.
The matter was reported to the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation who conducted a thorough investigation that resulted in the arrest of the accused.
The matter against Maholobela was postponed to 4 June 2021 for sentencing