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Mahlatsi was aanvanklik nie in die kantoor toe die polisie daar opdaag nie, maar ingeligtes het gou verklap waar hy was. Hy is na die kantoor geneem voordat die polisie hom in ‘n ongemerkte voertuig van die toneel af na die Parkweg-polisiekantoor geneem het.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die beskuldigdes staan tereg op aanklagte van bedrog, korrupsie en geldwassery nadat hulle in hegtenis geneem is tydens ‘n geko\u00f6rdineerde polisie-operasie onder leiding van die polisie se provinsiale eenheid vir georganiseerde misdaad \u2013 ondersteun deur misdaadintelligensie, die taktiesereaksiespan (TRT), openbareordepolisi\u00ebring (POP) en die berede eenheid. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die intelligensiegedrewe operasie, wat in Bloemfontein, Bethlehem, Welkom en ander dele van die Vrystaat uitgevoer is, het ‘n sindikaat aan die lig gebring wat na bewering \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
individue gewerf en hul persoonlike inligting gebruik het om bedrieglike WVF-eise in te dien. Die eise is met wettige maatskappyname geregistreer \u2013 sonder die medewete van die betrokke maatskappye \u2013 en is verwerk asof dit geldig is. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die geld is dan na bewering onder werwers, die ge\u00efmpliseerde regeringsamptenaar en, in sommige gevalle die identiteitshouers self, gedeel. Voorlopige ondersoeke skat dat die departement van arbeid geldelike verliese van meer as R1,5 miljoen gely het, met die beskuldigde amptenaar wat na bewering persoonlik deur meer as R500 000 verryk is. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bewyse dui daarop dat van die onwettige geld direk deur tussengangers en begunstigdes na die amptenaar se bankrekening oorgeplaas is\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die ander 15 verdagtes in die saak is: Kamoho Letuka (47), Thembinkosi Meshack Nelani (41), Pogisho Isaacs Senakgomo (60), Molefi Douglas Mayoba (55), Vuyo Kati (36), Tshendo Motshabi (38), Dintlese Jenipher Motshabi (51), Lehlohonolo Motloung (38), Lucas Marumo Lecoko (41), Thabane Clifford Nkolonyane (32), Senjanamane David Ramatsoele (35), Thabang Benedict Thipe (46), Vuyane Albert Njonondwana (49), Teboho Theron Thwani (38) en Bongani Radebe (41).\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die eerste inhegtenisneming was di\u00e9 van die 42-jarige kantoorbestuurder. Daarna het die polisie die 15 ander verdagtes in die Vrystaat en Gauteng in hegtenis geneem.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Met die verdagtes se verskyning Maandag in die hof is borgtog vir Mahlatsi op R10 000 toegestaan; vir Kamoho Letuka op R3 000; vir Bongani Radebe op R2 000; en die oorblywende 13 beskuldigdes se borgtog is op R1 000 elk toegestaan. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bykomende verdagtes sou na verwagting by die saak gevoeg word en op Woensdag 9 Julie in die hof verskyn. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die saak is tot 25 Augustus uitgestel vir verdere ondersoek. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mojalefa Senokoatsane, woordvoerder vir die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag (NVG) in die Vrystaat, s\u00ea die verwikkelinge word verwelkom en het groot lof vir die wetstoepassingssagentskappe se geko\u00f6rdineerde pogings.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Hierdie saak beklemtoon die NVG se onwrikbare vasberadenheid om korrupsie sonder vrees, begunstiging of vooroordeel te vervolg, veral wanneer openbare geld wat bedoel is om kwesbares by te staan, wanbestee word. 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