Two more Emfuleni municipal employees arrested in electricity reconnection scheme
Two more Emfuleni Local Municipality employees have been arrested over allegations that they illegally reconnected electricity supplies in exchange for payments, bringing the total number of suspects in the case to seven.
The Gauteng Political Killings Task Team has confirmed the arrest of two additional employees from the Emfuleni Local Municipality in connection with an alleged electricity reconnection scheme, according to <source 5a1d694f-b06>. This brings the overall number of arrests to seven. The arrests occurred on Sunday morning during an operation in Vanderbijlpark, with both suspects being employees of the municipality's Revenue and Electricity Department.
The suspects are accused of infiltrating the system by posing as authorized officials to reconnect electricity supplies, demanding payments directly into their bank accounts in exchange, as reported by <source 5a1d694f-b06>. This scheme allegedly led to unauthorized electricity use and financial losses to the municipality. National police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe stated that the seven suspects are expected to appear in Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Mathe emphasized that the investigation is ongoing and further arrests are expected.
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