The allegations revolve around two shops owned by Chinese nationals, where the officers allegedly extorted an undisclosed amount of cash, reportedly demanding it as “protection money.”
Fingerprints left at the scene of a daring robbery at a mansion in Cape Town’s upscale Llandudno suburb set off a trail that pointed to an unexpected group of suspects—police officers.
Police Minister Bheki Cele just revealed that more than 7 000 police officers have been charged with various crimes in the last five years, including committing murder, rape, cash-in-transit heists, and kidnapping.