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Daily Maverick reports that retired Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Revo Spies told the Madlanga Commission on Monday that a group of officers within the EMPD’s specialised services unit ran a criminal racket, hijacking trucks and disappearing with their freight.
This formed part of his broader testimony, in which he described how the officers “operated like rogues”. “They would hear a rumour and go out making arrests in places like Hammanskraal, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Free State. According to them, it was a success because there were arrests, but they acted completely outside their mandate. They conducted criminal investigations, which are solely the responsibility of the SAPS. They had no authority to investigate cases, yet they did it,” Spies claimed.
He revealed that a civilian, the owner of a security firm who has not been charged in connection with the alleged rogue EMPD activities, was a constant presence in the alleged criminal activities. He did not name the person. Spies dropped another bombshell, alleging that the current acting EMPD boss, Brigadier Julius Mkhwananzi, was an accessory to a murder, accused of cleaning up a crime scene. This is the same brigadier who, according to evidence before the commission, entered into an unlawful agreement with alleged organised crime leader Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s security company.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Vincent Cruywagen at Daily Maverick
- Read too, Ekurhuleni deputy police chief implicated in murder scene clean-up, at BusinessDay (subscriber access only)
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