NORTHERN CAPE - A former Lieutenant Colonel in the South African Police Service (SAPS), Johan Fredrick Burger (62) was convicted and sentenced by the Kimberley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 17 August 2022 for fraud.

This comes after the accused was served with summons in December 2021 by the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation team. The former police officer who worked at the Provincial Crime Intelligence in Kimberley was supposed to attend a work session in Pretoria but it was postponed before he could travel. In November 2019, he submitted a fraudulent travel claim of more than R3 000-00 purporting to have attended a work session.

Burger made a series of court appearances until he ultimately pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to a fine of R10 000-00 or 12 months imprisonment which is suspended for a period of five years. The accused was further ordered to pay back an amount of R3 974.60 to the South African Police Service.

Source: South African Police Service