Police aid armed attackers
October 24, 2012
A legal adviser was robbed at gunpoint at his home in Blue Hills,
Midrand, apparently with the help of police, The Star reported on Wednesday.
Raymondt Dicks was at his home with his son and friend on Saturday when
six men stormed into the house and tied them up.
Dicks is a legal adviser to the group NewERA (New Economic Rights
Alliance), which has launched a court case against four major banks in the
country including SA Reserve Bank. He is also representing author Michael
Tellinger, who is suing Standard Bank for civil fraud.
The newspaper reported that the video footage caught on hidden cameras
showed what appeared to be three police cars, two vans and one Ford Escort,
driving backwards and forwards on the 600m-long street while the robbery took
place.
“They walked in with no shame. It was extremely well orchestrated. What
I went through during the robbery was bad enough, but when I watched the
footage afterward I was really shocked,” said Dicks.
He said the footage showed police vans blocking the road while the
robbers entered his property.
The Star reported that Dicks and his son were made to hand over their
bank cards and their PINs, and their bank accounts were cleared out. A
television set, speakers, amplifier, computer and cell phones were also taken.
The legal adviser believed the police vehicles were loaded with items
stolen during the robbery.
Police spokesperson Constable Matome Tlamela said police were
investigating a case of armed robbery.
She said the video footage did not show clearly that the vans involved
belonged to the police.
