Two city traffic officers have been suspended after they were accused of extorting money from a man who they allegedly found in a compromising position with a woman passenger.

The pair apparently stumbled upon the couple’s car in September, parked in a field. It is not known in which part of the city the incident occurred.

The Cape Argus has learned that the officers told the woman to leave and then hauled the man into their car, demanding that he pay them R2 000 to make the “case” go away.

When he agreed, they allegedly took him to a nearby ATM but he tried to flee. They then caught him and reportedly manhandled him.

t is alleged that they again demanded money, this time R4 000, in exchange for their silence. Sources close to the case say the man’s mother paid the amount because she feared for her son’s life.

The man later phoned the City of Cape Town to tell officials what had happened.

Last week both officers were suspended on full pay and are both expected to face a disciplinary hearing within the next two weeks, where they could face dismissal.

Although the city’s executive director for safety and security, Richard Bosman, would not confirm some of the finer details of the case because these will be addressed in the hearing, he confirmed that the suspension followed a brief internal investigation into the allegations.

It is not known whether the man has lodged criminal charges against the two traffic officers.

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