By Zuko Komisa
A government official has been detained for spending over R100 000 for fuel with a state petrol card.
He was set to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Friday afternoon, 4 November, after the SAPS’ Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation Unit, or Hawks, arrested him for the misuse of a state petrol card.
According to Christopher Singo, a spokesman for the Hawks, the suspect is 48 years old, and during a preliminary examination of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) offices in Bloemfontein in April 2022, they discovered some dubious transactions that had been handled at a filling station there.
“They discovered that the suspect was using the petrol card to pour diesel into his private vehicle. It is alleged that at the time he was using the petrol card, the vehicle was at the garage for repair. The suspect is responsible for fleet and assets at the DPP’s office,” he said.
#sapsHAWKS A suspect (48) was arrested in Bloemfontein today, 04 November 2022 by the Hawks Serious Corruption Investigation team based in Bloemfontein for misuse of state petrol card amounting to R100 000. NP https://t.co/aKCrX0eM55 pic.twitter.com/gXXzLH7ZPv
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) November 4, 2022
It is believed that the suspect purchased diesel for his personal vehicle using the petrol card.
More than R100,000 was reportedly spent between December 2020 and October 31, 2022.
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