News24 | Free State traffic officer sentenced to five years in jail for corruption

A Free State traffic officer has been sentenced to five years in prison on two counts of corruption. (Michele D'ottavio/ EyeEm/Getty Images)

A Free State traffic officer has been sentenced to five years in prison on two counts of corruption. 

Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Zweli Mohobeleli said Tshiya Desmond Pule, 43, was sentenced in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

"On 29 August 2017, a female complainant reported that Pule had demanded R500 gratification to avoid being arrested for a traffic violation.

"Upon investigation, it was discovered that the accused had also demanded R1 500 from another victim," said Mohobeleli.

The court also declared Pule unfit to possess a firearm. 

Mohobeleli added the provincial head of the Hawks, Major-General Mokgadi Bokaba, welcomed the sentence and commended the investigating officers. 

"More importantly, we thank those who exposed the officer's corrupt ways," said Bokaba.

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