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.