Metro police officers appear for alleged R15 000 bribe

* Five Johannesburg Metro Police Department officials, arrested for allegedly soliciting a R15 000 bribe from a motorist, have been released on bail. They allegedly seized an unlicensed firearm and instead of arresting the suspect, they demanded a R15 000 payment and released him. They appeared in the Germiston Magistrate's Court and were each released on R2 000 bail.