Cops aid criminals in Midrand robbery: report
Sapa | 24 October, 2012 09:30
A legal adviser was robbed at gunpoint at his home in Blue Hills, Midrand, apparently with the help of police, according to a report Monday.
Raymondt Dicks was at his home with his son and friend on Saturday when six men stormed into the house and tied them up, The Star reported.
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 red 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 spokeswoman 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.
Sapa | 24 October, 2012 09:30
A legal adviser was robbed at gunpoint at his home in Blue Hills, Midrand, apparently with the help of police, according to a report Monday.
Raymondt Dicks was at his home with his son and friend on Saturday when six men stormed into the house and tied them up, The Star reported.
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 red 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 spokeswoman 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.
