Advocate nabbed for ‘offering to make rape case go away’
A 49-year-old former prosecutor, Advocate Matthews Ngwenya, appeared in the Durban Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday on charges of corruption.
Ngwenya allegedly approached a suspect charged with rape, promising him that the charges would be dropped in exchange for R10 000.
Spokesperson for the Hawks in KwaZulu-Natal, Simphiwe Mhlongo, says the man was eventually sentenced to life in prison, but after the sentence was handed down, he informed authorities about the attempted bribery.
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"A case of corruption was reported and transferred to the Hawks for investigation, which resulted in his arrest, " says Mhlongo.
Ngwenya is set to appear in court again in July.