Two City Power contractors have been arrested for attempting to solicit a bribe from a customer.
It is alleged that they threatened to disconnect the client’s electricity.
The suspects were arrested in the south of Johannesburg, during a sting operation by the utility and the Johannesburg Metro Police Department.
It is understood that the contractors pretended to carry a meter reading and told the customer that the meter had been bypassed. They then asked the customer to pay R2,000 to keep the lights on.
City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena said the customer also faces possible arrest for agreeing to pay a bribe.
-EWN
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