The Citizen reports that two police sergeants are expected to appear in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Monday on charges of kidnapping, extortion and possession of stolen goods, after they allegedly demanded cash from a suspect they arrested in Springs, Ekurhuleni.

The officers from Dobsonville, Soweto SAPS were arrested by members of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) on Friday. According to Ipid spokesperson Lizzy Suping, four officers from Dobsonville police station drove on Friday to Springs to search the property of an alleged suspect. They arrested the suspect and confiscated money to the value of R35,000, gold, measuring scales and 25 litres of acidic mercury. While inside the police van, the four officers allegedly demanded more money, which the suspect did not have at the time. They advised him to call his friends to help him raise the requested amount of money, but the friend who was called could not assist. The friend reported the incident to Ipid. Investigators worked jointly with SAPS and JMPD to track the officers and the state vehicle. The vehicle was found in Roodepoort with only two officers. Investigators confiscated the gold, cash and other goods taken from the suspect’s property. The other two officers are on the run.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard at The Citizen
• Lees ook, SAPD-lede eersdaags in hof vir ontvoering, afpersing, by Maroela Media
• As well as, 'Cops' greed for more bribe cash' leads to arrests, at TimesLive

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