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News24 reports that three Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) officers accused of kidnapping a man and extorting him will be making representations to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on why they should not be prosecuted.
Johnson Lebombo, Aubrey Phalane and Makgoba Raboshacia briefly appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. The case was postponed to 9 October for the outcome of the representations. The three officers have been charged with kidnapping, robbery, extortion and intimidation relating to an incident in September 2022. The trio pulled over a motorist, who was with his girlfriend and their 10-year-old daughter, and accused him of speeding. They then allegedly disarmed him of his personal firearm. He was threatened with arrest and forced to withdraw cash from an ATM at a petrol station in Rigel Avenue in Pretoria. After withdrawing the money, the motorist was allegedly forced into the back of the police van and driven to a desolate area, where he handed over the R4,000 he had withdrawn. He was also reportedly robbed of a further R1,000, which was in his wallet. Lebombo and Phalane allegedly have a history of misconduct. AfriForum's Private Prosecution Unit, which is holding a watching brief for the City of Tshwane on the case in court, expressed concern the two men were facing so many cases yet continued to work as officers.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Alex Mitchley at News24
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