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Ipid says the officer’s arrest brought to 13 the number of suspects facing charges of corruption, fraud, money laundering and theft.
JOHANNESBURG – A high-ranking police officer was arrested in a pre-dawn raid on his home Monday.
The Investigation Directorate of the Independent Police (Ipid) said in a statement that the officer raised the number of suspects facing charges of corruption, fraud, money laundering and theft to 13.
The group must appear in Palm Ridge Magistrates Court.
The senior official from the South African Police Service (SAPS) has been linked to supplying emergency alert equipment to the police in 2017.
“The price of the contract and the exposure to the police treasury was 191 million rand. However, 65 million rand was paid to the service provider, Instrumentation for Traffic Lawforcement (Pty) Ltd. The payment of 22 million rand was stopped at the advanced stage of the Investigation Directorate’s investigation into the matter. Ipid spokeswoman Sindisiwe Twala.
“The most recent arrests are in addition to eleven other people, former National Police Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane, former Gauteng Police Commissioner Deliwe de Lange, Gauteng Deputy Police Commissioner, Brigadier General Nombhuruza Lettie Napo, the Lieutenant General Ramahlapi Johannes Mokwena (retired Division Commissioner James Rajaligum), and Major General Ravichandran Pillay, Thomas Dumas Marima (Colonel), Maetapese Joseph Mulaiwa (Seargent) The civilians are Judy Rose, Samantha Andrews, Vimpie Manthatha and a company represented by its director Vimpie finally Instrumentation for Traffic Lawforcement (Pty) Ltd. “
_Mas to follow. _
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