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TimesLIVE reports that ten police officers who appeared before the Germiston Magistrate's Court on Tuesday and Wednesday on charges of theft were each granted bail of R1,500 after an unopposed bail application. Six of the suspects are from the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) and four from the SA Police Service.
“The case stems from a complaint laid by a shop owner in Edenvale, who alleges that during a raid on his business premises on June 4, the officers seized R35,000 in cash, cigarettes worth R150,000 and boxes of Panado tablets,” National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane indicated. She said the officers were part of a joint law enforcement operation aimed at monitoring compliance at shops in the area. The complainant was not present during the raid, but was later informed by his cashier that the police had confiscated the items. The seized goods were allegedly placed in several refuse bags to be submitted as exhibits. However, the complainant claims that upon his arrival at the police station, only one refuse bag had been registered. The cash was neither returned nor recorded in the SAP13 register, the official register used for documenting exhibits seized during criminal investigations. The matter was postponed until 8 September for further investigation.
Read the full original of the report in the above regard at TimesLIVE
See too, Ten Gauteng cops arrested for theft have been granted bail, at The Citizen
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