TSHWANE METRO POLICE OFFERS CLAIM
DAMAGES OVER GUPTA AFFAIR
Two
Tshwane police officers are claiming damages from police minister Nathi
Mthethwa for wrongful arrest. The men, Peter van Vliet and Lawrence Lee Thorpe,
are claiming damages of R100,000 each, Beeld reported. Both were involved in
transporting guests to the Gupta wedding from Pretoria to Sun City, but were
off duty at the time. They were arrested without a warrant for unlawful
possession of their official firearms. But they claim to have declared the
weapons, which were locked in a safe. The officers spent a night and day behind
bars. Their lawyer, Anton Smith, said should the damages claim not be settled
within 30 days, the men would sue the police.
