Locked up after refusing to bribe
metro cops
A courier wants to take
legal action against police who locked him up for two days over an irregularity
with his vehicle license disc.
Mohale Joseph Gama describes the two nights
he spent in a holding cell at Alberton Police station as the most horrible
experience of his life. The 34-year-old was stopped by the Ekurhuleni Metro
Police while driving near Swartkoppies offramp last month.
Gama said the two
policemen accused him of having a fraudulent licence disc because it described
his vehicle as a “station wagon” rather than a panel van.
“The two policemen said they would arrest me if I did not give them a bribe of R500,” said Gama, but he refused.
“The two policemen said they would arrest me if I did not give them a bribe of R500,” said Gama, but he refused.
