A former Crime Intelligence (CI) warrant officer (48) appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 29 July, for allegedly defrauding the Secret Services Account (SSA) of more than R134 000.
According to lt. col Zweli Mohobeli, spokesperson for the Hawks, the identity of the individual is being withheld for security reasons.
The accused was arrested in Botshabelo on Sunday, 28 July by the detectives of the Hawks. He was a member of Free State CI allocated to Parkroad SAPS.
His case was postponed to 22 August to appear in the Regional Court. He was granted bail of R5 000.
n 2022, he allegedly forged the signatures of his superiors and withdrew over R134 000 from the SSA.
This was brought to the attention of Hawks investigators who wasted no time in collecting evidence and persuading the court to issue a warrant for his arrest.
The member has since resigned from the service.
