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Never let Monday ruin your Sunday.

The same can be said for Carte Blanche. That’s why I wait for the clips to appear online and then watch them during work hours.

This past weekend, there was a focus on South Africa’s kidnapping scourge.

With the case of the four Moti brothers having gripped the nation, ending with a possible ransom payment of R50 million, how our law enforcement deals with kidnappings is under the microscope.

According to deputy police minister Cassel Mathale, who spoke yesterday in the National Assembly, police are still investigating that case.

That’s great, but what happens when the police themselves hold the public to ransom?

This from Carte Blanche:

Kidnappings for ransom are becoming an all too common occurrence in South Africa. In Limpopo, four brothers were recently abducted on their way to school by masked gunmen, and returned unharmed three weeks later.

Now, as criminals become more brazen, Carte Blanche investigates how a senior police kidnappings investigator also demanded a handsome payment from a victim’s family for simply doing his job.

It just never ends.

The accused didn’t react very well to having the Carte Blanche cameras trained on him. From the 8:45 mark, you’ll see him get very heated.

Not exactly happy lunchtime viewing but off we go:

[source:carteblanche]