Pretoria: The South African Police Service (SAPS) Serious Corruption Investigation component conducted a search and seizure operation at the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday.

According to South African Government News Agency, the operation relates to allegations of fraudulent Notices of Motion being unlawfully issued by an identified employee of that court. The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation stated that the employee in question has allegedly been issuing fraudulent Notices of Motion to undocumented foreign nationals to prevent their deportation to their countries of origin.

This issue was formally reported to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) in March 2025. The search and seizure operation specifically targeted one office and an individual believed to be central to these offences. Exhibits were seized for further investigations, as mentioned in the statement.