News24 reports that an Anti-Gang Unit detective in Cape Town is expected to appear in court after he allegedly requested money for the release of a murder suspect.
The detective, 46, was arrested on Thursday after he allegedly requested money to arrange for a suspect in a murder case, which he was investigating, to be released on bail. Police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said when they received the information, an undercover operation was conducted and the money was handed to him. "He was arrested at Wynberg court after the money was found in his possession," Van Wyk indicated. The detective will appear in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court on Friday on a charge of corruption.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Cebelihle Mthethwa at News24
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