A SENIOR official in the Eastern Cape roads and public works department has been suspended for alleged corruption, says MEC Phumulo Masualle. The official was allegedly found using departmental equipment at his private premises for his own purposes. Masualle said four other suspended officials, including Dennis Maart, had been called back to the department so as to expedite charges against them. Maart, a maintenance inspector, has been paid R400000 over the past four years since his suspension.