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Three policemen from the National Intervention Unit (NIU), one of the Elite SAPS Units – have been arrested for corruption, extortion and kidnapping.
In a statement Monday, police confirmed that a 56-year-old captain and two NCOs, 39 and 43, would appear in Durban magistrates court on Tuesday after they were arrested by detectives from the provincial anti-corruption unit.
TimesLIVE knows the identities of the officers.
Police spokesman Brig Jay Naicker said the arrests of the officers followed an incident earlier this month in which they allegedly demanded cash from an employer.
“It is alleged that on August 5, 2020, police officers from the National Intervention Unit entered a business premises on North Coast Road in Redhill where they found undocumented employees. They demanded cash from the employer in exchange for not being arrested. “
Naicker said officers allegedly took the employer to his room where he kept cash and took a sum of money from him.
“They demanded more money from the man and took him to a bank to withdraw cash. The man informed the bank manager of what had happened. The bank manager contacted the local police when the victim managed to flee in an electronic call taxi. “
He said the case was registered at the Greenwood Park Police Station and assigned to KZN’s anti-corruption unit for investigation.
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