A 70-year-old man from
Rivonia was forced to pay an R800 bribe on Allandale Road on 11 October.
His daughter, Gabrielle Cowling, spoke on
behalf of him, as he wished to remain anonymous.
Cowling said, “My father
was stopped at a roadblock at Allandale offramp towards midday by police and
Metro police officers. A Metro police officer, who was not wearing his badge
and name, asked to see my father’s driver’s licence. My father realised he had
forgotten his licence at home. He called my mother who got into her car to drive
over with the licence. The officer asked for a fine of R2 500.”
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