‘Corrupt’ Sandton cop
stands to face charges
National & Provincial
Dec 2 2014 9:08AM
Sandton police constable
who was allegedly found with case dockets and illegal firearms at his
residence. Picture: Gallo Images
Abram Mashego
More charges are looming
for a Sandton police constable who was allegedly found with case dockets and
illegal firearms at his residence.
Suspended police constable
Thabiso Kubyane and his co-accused Petrus Danyscam, who were based at the Local
Criminal Records Centre in Sandton, are said to be linked to at least 50 cases
of fraud, theft and corruption.
Sources dealing with the
police investigation yesterday said the 32-year-old constable has been linked
to the theft of police firearms as well as other ammunition.
“He has been linked to the
Norwood arms cache, where a couple was found with unlicensed firearms,
ammunition and explosives,” another source with knowledge of the investigations
said yesterday.
The Hawks confiscated R1,
R4, R5 and AK-47 rifles and about 300 handguns at the house in Norwood. Police
also discovered detonators, a machine used to manufacture ammunition, packaged
dagga and explosives used for ATM bombings.
Ukranian couple Emma
Shumler-Tishko, 62, and her husband Mark, 59, along with Endi Nkhoma, 26, were
arrested in Norwood on May 22.
They were charged with
possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition, dealing in dagga, and
contravention of the Explosives Act. Wheelchair-bound Emma was released on
R5000 bail because of her condition.
According to sources,
firearms that were handed by the public to police during the 2009 firearm
amnesty and were earmarked for destruction were found.
However, sources said some
of the firearms, including those of the police, went missing from the SAPS 13
store of Linden SAPS and were found during the arrest of the Ukranian couple.
Kubyane was stationed at
SAP 13 store of Linden SAPS and was recently transferred to the Local Criminal
Records Centre in Sandton.
Police spokesperson Solomon
Makgale said the police service has already initiated disciplinary proceedings
against the two suspects.
“The suspects worked at
SAPS 13 and as part of the clean up process, internal processes are already
underway to deal with the matter.
“Criminality will not be
tolerated within the police service and this year alone, more than 700 police
officers have been dismissed for wrongdoing,” he said.
According to the police
statement released last week, Kubyane is alleged to have gone to crime scenes
without submitting photographs and processing fingerprints as he was supposed
to have done.
“Since January he has been
tending to crime scenes but failed to register the results into the exhibit
register.
He was arrested in July,”
the statement read.
abramm@thenewage.co.za
