Hawks bust Home Affairs official regarding ID corruption involving foreigners
The Free State Hawks’ probing regarding a convicted Bangladeshi man, Saddam Hussein, who fraudulently obtained a South African identity document has yielded the arrest of a Home Affairs official. The 46-year-old man is set to appear in the Lindley Magistrates’ Court today - Monday, 29 July - facing a charge of corruption.
“The suspect is alleged to have facilitated fraudulent IDs for foreign nationals at a fee of R10 000,” he said. Probing uncovered that Hussein fraudulently obtained a South African ID and passport, under the details of a bonafide South African citizen, Sibusiso Ntamo. The crooked Bangladeshi was arrested with his partner in April this year, for aiding and abetting another foreign national to obtain an ID. Evidence revealed that Hussein made false statement, claiming to have lost both his ID and passport when applying at the Kroonstad Home Affairs facilities.
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