The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has condemned the alleged criminal act which involved one of the Metro Police officers and has put the officer on administrative duty while an investigation is underway.
This comes after a video has gone viral following a Metro Police operation in Malabar on Sunday where officers led an illegal fireworks compliance operation. In the video, the Metro Police officer can be seen taking items from the counter inside the shop and putting them in his pocket twice.
Metro Police Acting Commissioner, Advocate Andrew Moses said an investigation is underway and already the officer has been put on administrative duties as the Municipality does not take the allegation lightly.
Advocate Moses said: “As the Metro Police Department we strongly condemn any criminality within our ranks. We are aware of an incident that is circulating on social media in which a Metro Police member is allegedly committing an offence. The Metro Police Department has already instituted an internal investigation into the matter and have requested the assistance of the South African Police Service to fully uncover the circumstances and take the appropriate action.”
“We cannot allow such misconduct to permeate the Department and as such our pledge is to root out such elements from within our ranks. The public can rest assured that we will leave no stone unturned in investigating this matter and decisive action will be taken against anyone that is implicated in criminal activity.”
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