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Home Affairs officers arrested for fraud, extortion.Two officials from the Department of Home Affairs were arrested earlier today

Source: Review Online, 13/08/2016

LIMPOPO – Two officials from the Department of Home Affairs will
appear before the Musina Magistrate`s court tomorrow (Friday) after
they were arrested earlier today on charges of fraud.

One of the suspects, a 36-year-old man who is an Assistant Director at
Giyani Home Affairs, was arrested at Malamulele for fraud, corruption
and extortion.

The man is accused of soliciting bribes from asylum seekers since 2012
when he was the manager at Beitbridge Refugee Centre.

A second suspect, a 42-year-old woman who is an immigration officer at
Beitbridge Home Affairs, was arrested for fraud after she allegedly
stamped the passport of a suspect who was in police custody.

Capt Matimba Maluleke, a Provincial Spokesperson for the Hawks, said
the arrests serve as a deterrent to all corrupt officials out there.

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