A 41-year-old Western Cape traffic officer appeared briefly in the Bellville Specialised Crimes Court on Friday facing charges of fraud, corruption and defeating ends of justice.
Reginald Heinrich Carolus was arrested on Thursday following allegations that implicated him in two corrupt activities at the Laaiplek traffic department earlier this year.
Carolus allegedly assisted a learner license applicant to obtain a license, despite the applicant not being subjected to the basic test.
“Addition to that, he unduly assisted a motorist to acquire a road worthy certificate for a vehicle that never went through a mandatory test, despite him not being a designated official dealing with testing of vehicles,” said police in a statement
Carolus was released on R3,000 bail.
The matter was postponed to 30 January 2018 for finalisation of investigations.
– African News Agency (ANA)
