A former Hawks officer was given an 11 year-sentence for selling a South African Police Service uniform in 2012 for R4,500. Netizens celebrated.
Esmerelda Bailey, who was a member of the Hawks, was found guilty of possession of drugs, corruption, losing a firearm and obstructing justice
Bailey was caught in an operation in which the police laid a trap for her when she agreed to sell her police uniform— A former Hawks member will be spending 11 years in prison after she was sentenced for, among others, attempting to sell a police uniform.a police uniform for the officer. Diedericks then approached Bailey and propositioned her to sell her uniform for R2000, and she agreed. The officer offered to pay R4500 if it was a full uniform. They bought the uniform and arrested Diedericks, who led them to Bailey."Imagine if the Hawks are also broke like that and lose their morals. Who will help them enforce the law?"Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON.
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