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DA Joburg claims law enforcement is turning into a revenue-generating system [SOUND]

# The DA in Johannesburg claims that motorists are facing increased victimisation, due to political interference in the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department operations. The party’s Michael Sun says they have been reliably informed by JPMD officers that they are under pressure to each collect at least seven-thousand-rand in traffic fines daily. He says to incentivise compliance with these targets, officers are reportedly provided with overtime payments, effectively transforming law enforcement into a commission-based revenue scheme:

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