Videos circulating on social media clearly showing an intoxicated traffic officer has the residents of Lydenburg in Mpumalanga hot under the collar.
According to the owners and employees at the Swembad shopping centre, there were reportedly also other traffic officers lounging and drinking in their cars.
The incident occurred on Friday afternoon while the officers were stopping motorists to check their motor vehicle and driving licences.
The FF Plus sent an urgent letter to the Mpumalanga MEC for Safety, Security and Liaise, Vusi Shongwe, to thoroughly investigate the matter and to report back to the Legislature.
In the video, one can clearly see the relevant traffic officer being disorientated and stumbling through a shop before he staggers outside and sits down on a chair with his head hanging.
In the FF Plus's view, the relevant traffic officer's conduct is in contravention of his civil responsibility and he should be suspended pending the findings of the investigation and if he is found guilty, decisive action must be taken against him.
It is a shame that the public is expected to adhere to the traffic rules and regulations, while the officers violate the law.
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