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Former Top Cop Arno Lamoer Sentenced to 6 Years for Corruption

Former South African Western Cape Police Commissioner Arno Lamoer has been sentenced to six years in prison for corruption. Lamoer appeared in the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town on Thursday where he was handed an eight year sentence, two of which were suspended. The police commissioner was found guilty of corruption in February […]

By Wendy Mothata
11-05-18 12:23
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Arno Lamoer
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Former South African Western Cape Police Commissioner Arno Lamoer has been sentenced to six years in prison for corruption.

Arno Lamoer
Photo: twitter.com/Radio2000ZA

Lamoer appeared in the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town on Thursday where he was handed an eight year sentence, two of which were suspended.

The police commissioner was found guilty of corruption in February 2018, regarding a corrupt relationship he had with long-time friend, businessman Saleem Dawjee, during the period Lamoer served as provincial commissioner between 2011 and 2013.

The top cop had pleaded guilty earlier this month, and admitted to writing letters of good standing for Dawjee. In exchange, the former police commissioner admitted to receiving “tokens of appreciation” from Dawjee worth thousands of rands.

Dawjee was also found guilty and sentenced to an effective six years in prison, while former South African Police Service (SAPS) Brigadiers Darius Van Der Ross and Colin Govender were also found guilty. (The three police officials reportedly received over R60,000 from Dawjee.) Govender received a four year sentence, and Van Der Ross was sentenced to two years in prison.

President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasised in Parliament this week that the Presidency is on a journey to root out corruption, as the government is on a clean-up mission to bring accountability and transparency to South Africa.

The sentence was welcomed by National Police Commissioner General Khehla John Sitole.

 

Sitole said this outcome reflects that no matter what position one holds in the SAPS, nobody is above the law.

“Government officials, particularly policemen and women, are constantly being warned of the consequences of engaging in corrupt behaviour and relationships and these latest convictions and sentencing are a stark reminder of those consequences,” said General Sitole.

He called on all South Africans to continue to join hands in the fight against crime and corruption so that the objectives of the greater economic strategy of the country can be realised.

Many people took to twitter to voice their opinions regarding the matter:

https://twitter.com/xolile_mgidi/status/994521500198883328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw