PRETORIA - A police captain arrested for allegedly defrauding the Protection Security Services unit has been granted R50,000 bail.
Johannes van Rensburg made a brief appearance in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. He has been charged with fraud and theft.
The 53-year-old was taken in by the SAPS anti-corruption unit following an internal investigation into suspicious transactions.
He allegedly manipulated the financial system by booking out cash under the guise of travel expenses for officers attached to presidential protection services.
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Police say the officers did not receive those funds and the captain withdraw it in lump sums himself.