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IOL News reports that a 39-year-old Mpumalanga police administration clerk has been summoned to appear in Balfour Magistrate's Court in connection with allegations of petrol theft.
Provincial police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Magonseni Nkosi said the man has been allegedly been linked to petrol theft from a vehicle that was handed in as an exhibit at the Grootvlei SA Police Service (SAPS) station in November 2022. The administration clerk is expected to appear in court on 20 February 2025. Nkosi said he would later join three co-accused, including two SAPS members and a plumber from Dipaleseng Local Municipality. The trio have made several court appearances and their trial date is set for July 2025. The municipality explained that after months of investigating the mismanagement of petrol, during which irregular quantities were dispatched, it was revealed that the culprits would legally obtain the fuel every Friday, claiming it was for refuelling areas in need to ensure continued service delivery. “Monitored by the Internal Investigation unit, the unit managed to track one of the alleged vehicles to Edendale where they arrived whilst the culprits were parked and unloading a municipal truck full of jerry cans into a civilian van. Three external male suspects were also apprehended at the scene,” the municipality indicated.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Sinenhlanhla Masilela at IOL News
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