Man arrested after paying R4,000 bribe, filling application forms for a South Africa identity document
Man arrested after paying R4,000 bribe, filling application forms for a South Africa identity document
Fahim Kazi went viral as “Lebogang from Bangladesh” after he was arrested in May last year. File Picture
Mpumalanga police have arrested a foreign national who allegedly offered money to an official of the Department of Home Affairs in a bid to get a South African identity document.
According to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (known as the Hawks), the man had a South African identity document, with his photo attached to it, but with someone else’s details, including names.
“The suspect approached a Home Affairs official to request assistance to apply for a valid identity document as he had obtained employment, and he wanted to open a bank account,” Mpumalanga Hawks spokesperson, Captain Dineo Lucy Sekgotodi said.
“The (Home Affairs) officer told him that he knew someone who could assist. The matter was reported to the department.”
The immigration officer was subsequently included in the set-up to trap the man.
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