Pretoria – District Prosecutor Ignacia Koketso Mahlakwane, accused of corruption, extortion, and obstructing the administration of justice, has been granted bail of R5 000 by the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court.
Allegations are that 31-year-old Mahlakwane based at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court accepted bribes to sway prosecutions.
It is alleged that last year on 6 July Mahlakwane asked for gratification of between R70 000 and R80 000 to decline to prosecute an assault case.
However, the man accused of assault refused to pay the bribe.
On 24 October 2023, Mahlakwane, acting in common purpose with her accomplice, issued a J175 summons for the man to appear at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court.
The man accused of assault reported the matter to the police.
After investigations by the National Anti-Corruption Detectives Unit, Mahlakwane was arrested on 26 June 2024 at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court.
After an unopposed bail application, the matter was postponed to 28 August 2024 for further investigation.
