press releaseThe Provincial Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena welcomed four years imprisonment sentence handed down to Keromang Bikiri Serape (41) by the Bloemhof Regional Court on Thursday, 26 May 2022, on two counts of corruption. The sentencing stems from an incident wherein Serape tried in January 2020 to bribe the complainant to withdraw a case docket. Serape was consequently found guilty on Thursday, 26 May 2022, on two counts of corruption and was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment term or R10 000.00 fine that must be paid not later than Monday, 31 October 2022 at 16:00. Furthermore, the accused was declared unfit to possess a firearm in terms of Section 103 of the Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No. He said this conviction will serve as a deterrent to all those who still think they can buy their way out after committing crimes.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 31, 2022 02:39 UTC