Grubby African Outfit
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Monday, August 25, 2014
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Two SA cops filmed necklacing-victim VuyaniKose as
he lay dying, said they'd put it on facebook
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SunReporterSandisoPhaliso was on the scene Tuesday Feb 4 2014 — and photographed the cops recording Kose’s agony. Phaliso said he ‘heard the cops saying they wanted to post their pictures on Facebook. When they saw Phaliso recording their inhumane act, they tried to force him to delete his pictures and take away his camera – they grabbed his notebook and threatened to arrest him for ‘attempted murder’ of the victim. Phaliso refused their ‘requests’ and was released. Kose, 30 was rushed to hospital where he died. The mob formed when Kose was grabbed by some residents, accusing him breaking into houses and stealing appliances. They ignored his pleas for mercy, beat him senseless – and then piled grass, papers and a tyre on top of him and torched him. Sandiso said ‘When the police arrived the crowd ran away. I stayed and continued taking pictures. When the cops saw me they pointed guns at me and shouted that I was ‘beating the victim’. While some questioned me I saw two cops taking pictures of Kose – who was still alive, lying on the ground. The cops were ‘laughing and giggling’ at the fatally-injured victim. ‘I could hear them saying they would post the pictures they took on Facebook. “The dying man asked for water and I told him he should wait for the paramedics to arrive. “One policeman then shouted at him ‘stay down there until the ambulance arrives you piece of shit. You steal people’s clothing and you want mercy’. The ambulance took 30 minutes to arrive, Sandiso said. He was then taken to the back of the police van and told that he was being arrested for attempted murder. “I was taken to Nyanga Police Station. At the charge office, I was asked to produce the photos and say who the perpetrators were. “I refused to give them my camera and I couldn’t tell them who the attackers were,” said Sandiso.
. “Two hours later I was released.” – Police spokesman Colonel Andre Traut confirmed that cops had gone to the scene and saved Kose from burning in the fire.
“It is suspected that he was assaulted by community members of Brown’s Farm. He later died of his injuries. “No one has been arrested.” When Daily Sun put SunManSandiso’s allegations to him, Traut replied: “These allegations are regarded as very serious and the station commander of Nyanga Police Station has been informed so they can be investigated.” He also claimed “Posting a photograph of a victim of crime on a social network by members of SAPS is strictly prohibited.“The allegation that the members concerned did indeed post the images on a social network has yet to be substantiated.” – The Khayelitsha
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Jokes on the South African Police
Service
"argues
that South African police have a culture of violence and impunity...."
Crimes of the South African Police Service
21 August 2014
When the ANC
took South Africa over, they quickly reorganised the once-respected South
African Police (SAP) force into the South African Police Service (SAPS).
How apt, you might say, seeing as the majority of police in South Africa these days do indeed service the community - with guns for hire, selling them drugs and doing their part in self-service by joining in armed robberies.
Yes sirree Bob. They sure do provide a service. Maybe not the service they're supposed to provide, but then this is Africa, and South Africa has gone from a first world country just a short 20-years ago, and morphed into another typical failing African state.
Their military is a joke, the infrastructure is crumbling, the economy is going down the toilet, and the country is run by clueless cadres.
So, why shouldn't the police also join in the fun?
Some Western Cape police officers have sided with gangsters and other criminals, provincial police commissioner Arno Lamoer said on Wednesday.
How apt, you might say, seeing as the majority of police in South Africa these days do indeed service the community - with guns for hire, selling them drugs and doing their part in self-service by joining in armed robberies.
Yes sirree Bob. They sure do provide a service. Maybe not the service they're supposed to provide, but then this is Africa, and South Africa has gone from a first world country just a short 20-years ago, and morphed into another typical failing African state.
Their military is a joke, the infrastructure is crumbling, the economy is going down the toilet, and the country is run by clueless cadres.
So, why shouldn't the police also join in the fun?
Some Western Cape police officers have sided with gangsters and other criminals, provincial police commissioner Arno Lamoer said on Wednesday.
He told the Cape Town Press Club that 87 officers were arrested in the last financial year alone for corrupt activities such as selling drugs to gangsters and participating in armed robberies.
Of these, 20 had been dismissed. The rest were still involved in criminal procedures.
"We also know that some of our police officers hire their guns out to people to commit crimes," Lamoer said.
The department had registered all service firearms on a database to combat this trend.
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Female cop held in O’Sullivan
‘hitmen’ case
Another cop was nabbed for allegedly supplying GPS
co-ordinates to "hit men" accused of planning to kill a PI and a
colonel. ||| Johannesburg - A crime intelligence police officer was arrested on
Thursday for allegedly supplying GPS co-ordinates to “hit men” who were
apparently planning to kill...
www.iol.co.za|By Independent Newspapers Online
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Krejcir's 'dirty' police
network
Allegations
against untouchable cops reveal an East Rand unit apparently in the fugitive's
pocket.
The
arrest of Radovan Krejcir has begun to expose the dirty web of influence and
intimidation that the Czech fugitive has spun around himself, which is rumoured
to reach high into police circles.
It also
exposes the long-standing impunity of seemingly "untouchable" cops.
Warrant
Officer Modise Samuel "Saddam" Maropeng, now a co-accused in the
kidnapping and attempted murder case Krejcir is facing, seems to have been
notorious within the Hawks.
Maropeng,
who changed his surname from Mashego in 2011, was arrested this week alongside
Warrant Officer Machache Jeffrey Nthoroane.
Nthoroane
and Maropeng are accused of involvement in the abduction of
BhekithembaBhayiloniLukele in June this year.
Beeld reported that a charge sheet provided to Krejcir and his co-accused,
Desai Luphondo, alleges Krejcir poured boiling water on Lukele in the course of
an "interrogation" that lasted for days.
Maropeng
is alleged to have a history of dodging charges.
Read
more……
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Hlela faces corruption
charges
Sapa | 03 June, 2014 19:07
Hlela, 57, is accused of accepting over R52,000 in kickbacks from a
service provider during his term of office. File photo
Image by: ALON SKUY
Image by: ALON SKUY
Former deputy national
police commissioner Hamilton Hlela appeared in the Pretoria Specialised
Commercial Crime Court on Tuesday on four counts of corruption.
He handed himself to the police on Tuesday, said Hawks spokesman Captain
Paul Ramaloko.
He was released on a warning and the matter was postponed to June 27.
Hlela, 57, is accused of accepting over R52,000 in kickbacks from a
service provider during his term of office.
Between 2008 to 2009 the money was allegedly used to pay for family
leisure trips, university and school fees.
Hlela retired from the police in 2010. He was responsible for the supply
chain management division at the police national head office in Pretoria.
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Black Cop Beats up
motorists and threatens his children with a gun
A black policeman in plain clothes beat up a white motorist (JosuaJoubert) in front of his terrified family and pointed a gun at his children in an apparent road rage incident on Friday morning.
Joshua and EngelaJoubert were taking their 15 year-old daughter and 12
year-old son to school.
Josua said: “He stopped right behind me, got out and starting fisting me through the open window. Blood flew everywhere and he was swearing and hurling racist abuse at us.
Josua said: “He stopped right behind me, got out and starting fisting me through the open window. Blood flew everywhere and he was swearing and hurling racist abuse at us.
The kids were screaming and he went back to his car and came back with a
gun, which he pointed at the children.”
After trying unsuccessfully to get the man’s car keys, to prevent him leaving the scene, Joshua drove to the police station where he was amazed to find out that the plain-clothed assailant was a policeman reporting for duty.
The incident was logged and after being treated for his injuries at hospital, Joshua and his family were seen by Brigadier Bongamusa Zondi, who promised a full investigation.
From that “full investigation”NOTHING will come.
Apart from a small report in a country newspaper in the case of Joubert and a report in an Afrikaans paper in the case of Labuschagne, the media will not bother with these assaults on white Afrikaans men any further.
…But were the roles reversed!!! Were these two blacks assaulted by whites…Then this would be on the front page of every newspaper in the world and on every television channel for days on end.
I can tell you one thing, if it was me, I would not sue that cop. I am not interested in money, but if he had pointed a gun at any of my children, the bastard would be dead. No two ways about that.
After trying unsuccessfully to get the man’s car keys, to prevent him leaving the scene, Joshua drove to the police station where he was amazed to find out that the plain-clothed assailant was a policeman reporting for duty.
The incident was logged and after being treated for his injuries at hospital, Joshua and his family were seen by Brigadier Bongamusa Zondi, who promised a full investigation.
From that “full investigation”NOTHING will come.
Apart from a small report in a country newspaper in the case of Joubert and a report in an Afrikaans paper in the case of Labuschagne, the media will not bother with these assaults on white Afrikaans men any further.
…But were the roles reversed!!! Were these two blacks assaulted by whites…Then this would be on the front page of every newspaper in the world and on every television channel for days on end.
I can tell you one thing, if it was me, I would not sue that cop. I am not interested in money, but if he had pointed a gun at any of my children, the bastard would be dead. No two ways about that.
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Woman Raped While Waiting For Police
Posted
by: Jamie-Leigh Matroos Posted date: February 25, 2014
The woman was at her farm
in Kwazulu-Natal when she notified police of a stranger in her yard.
“They said they would send
someone out immediately and about 10 minutes after she made that call he broke
a window,” the victim’s husband was quoted as saying.
“She was in the kitchen and
by the time our little dog barked he was on top of her and that was the
beginning of a terrible experience.”
It was alleged that her attacker
dragged her into the bedroom, raped her, and then stole R130, a cellphone and
keys. Residents from a nearby informal settlement handed the suspect over to
police.
Mark Pitout, co-ordinator
for community network organisation,eBlockwatch in Northern KwaZulu-Natal said
the police station was about 5km away and policeman took about 40 minutes to
arrive.
“We got there with the K9
(unit) from Ladysmith which is 20km away in 15 to 20 minutes,” he said.
“Something has to be done. We need more police in the area.”
Police spokesperson,
Colonel Jay Naicker, said they had not received any complaints about the
response time.
“Our manpower is determined
by norms and standards set nationally for police stations. Numerous factors are
taken into consideration such as the level of crime, the number of residents in
the area (and) terrain,” he said.
The suspect appeared in the
Ladysmith Magistrate’s Court on 17 February on charges of rape and house
robbery.
He was remanded in custody pending a bail application later this week.
He was remanded in custody pending a bail application later this week.
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Ekurhuleni metro police
superintendent denies raping woman
Sapa | 18 June, 2014 09:00
An Ekurhuleni metro police superintendent has pleaded not guilty to rape in the Durban Regional Court.
The woman, then aged 21, was allegedly raped in a beachfront hotel in
Durban in 2012.
Prosecutor Krishen Shah said the cop, Sydney Dhladhla, 45, and his
former girlfriend, LeratoMohatle, the complainant and three men drove to Durban
from Johannesburg for the Durban July horseracing event.
The woman, Mohatle's friend at the time, alleged that Dhladhla came into
the room at Garden Court Marine Parade Hotel at 1am and raped her.
Benny Ndaba, for Dhladhla, said his client had consensual sex with the
woman.
Mohatle said they were intoxicated when they reached the hotel that
night.
She later got a call from the hotel manager, saying the woman was crying
in his office because someone entered her room and slept with her but it was
too dark to know who.
Dhladhla later told Mohatle it was him. Mohatle was angry, but, asked
for advice by her friend, said she must lay a charge if she felt violated.
Hotel management called the police and Dhladhla was arrested.
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Cop held for attack on
woman reporting rape
May 21 2014 at 06:32pm
Durban - A
KwaZulu-Natal policeman accused of assaulting a woman reporting a rape appeared
in the Umbumbulu Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, the Independent Police
Investigative Directorate (Ipid) said.
The matter was
postponed to May 23 for a bail application, said spokesman Moses Dlamini.
The 45-year-old
sergeant was taken into custody on Wednesday following reports that a woman was
assaulted when she went to report her daughter's rape.
The Ipid began
investigating after the Daily Sun had published a story about a woman who was
assaulted when she took photographs of officers who refused to help her,
Dlamini said.
“The sergeant
assaulted her and banged her head against the service counter in full view.”
Apparently
another incident of assault took place when he attended a domestic violence
complaint in December.
“Police ordered
a man to sign an interim order after he was assaulted by the sergeant.” - Sapa
Crimes of the South African Police Service
‘Police refuse to open
theft case’
January 21 2014 at 07:09pm
By Lauren Anthony
By Lauren Anthony
INDEPENDENT
NEWSPAPERS
A
policeman was shot and wounded during a high speed car chase with armed robbers
east of Johannesburg, Gauteng police said. FILE PHOTO: SAM CLARK
Durban -
Despite the city’s efforts to promote Durban as a prime tourist destination,
two visitors from the Netherlands will be leaving next month with one
particularly negative memory of their stay.
While walking
through central Durban, near Mahatma Gandhi (Point) Road on Saturday at about
midday, seasoned travellers, Willem, 77, and Christina Beekenkamp, 80, were
pounced upon by a young thief.
“The necklace I
had given to my wife about 50 years ago was taken from her neck by a young
man,” said Willem, who immediately gave chase. He was helped by a passer-by who
tried to catch the culprit but he managed to get away with the 18ct gold
necklace.
“After a few
minutes, we stopped a police car with three officers but they were not willing
to write our names or the names of the witnesses. They also were not interested
in a cap lost by the criminal.”
Willem, a
retired detective, said he could not understand the police’s unwillingness to
help. The two were directed to the Point Road police station about 20 minutes
away but managed to find a satellite office on the beachfront on their way back
to the hotel.
Again, however,
Willem said the six officers on site refused to take their statements or open a
case.
“When I told
them I was a retired detective, they wrote something down, but they didn’t open
a case.”
The two
returned to their beachfront hotel where they called the police once again.
However, on
arriving at the hotel, the Beekenkamps were again told by the officers that it
was not worth opening a case, the reason being that the necklace was already
gone and, should they catch the culprit, the Beekenkamps would have to return
to South Africa for the court case.
“Does this mean
that no foreigners must open cases if they are victims of crime in South
Africa?”
Beekenkamp said
that in the Netherlands people were encouraged to report any crimes so that
cases could be built up against repeat offenders.
He said it
would also be difficult to claim from insurance for the theft of the necklace
because of a lack of case number.
The couple have
travelled extensively in the past 56 years, visiting all 194 member countries
of the UN, but this is the first time they have been victims of a robbery as
well as their first experience with such inaction from police.
A reward of R1
000 has been offered to anyone who returns the necklace to the owners.
Christina said
it was not about the value of the necklace, that was not important to them, it
was the sentimental value that could not be replaced.
Police
spokesman, Colonel Jay Naicker, said if a suspect was arrested the police would
require that the complainant return to the country to testify in the matter.
Interest
“We often find
that once foreigners return to their homes they lose interest in the matter and
it is a challenge to get them to come back to the country.
“There is no
record of the incident at Durban Central, however the Station Commander has
registered an enquiry to determine if any police officers were dispatched to
the Blue Waters Hotel. It is not our policy to discourage foreigners from
opening cases.”
The Beekenkamps
will be leaving Durban for Nelspruit on February 3. Anyone with information
about the stolen necklace can contact them at big.urf.trav.world@gmail.com.
Daily News
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Probe Cape Flats police,
say residents
February 16 2014 at 04:24pm
By KOWTHAR SOLOMONS
By KOWTHAR SOLOMONS
Independent
Newspapers
Angry
residents of Athlone and Manenberg march down Klipfontein Road yesterday
calling for an end to alleged police corruption at their respective stations.
Picture: LEON LESTRADE
As the
Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry probes mob killings and police inefficiency
in that township, residents of the Cape Flats have called for an immediate
investigation of alleged corruption at the Athlone and Manenberg police
stations.
About 150 people
gathered at the corner of Vanguard Drive and Klipfontein Road yesterday to
protest against the alleged corruption, and to hand over a memorandum calling
for an end to what they called “an infestation” among police ranks. The march
was organised and led by senior figures from several local neighbourhood
watches and regional Community Police Forums (CPFs), stretching from Manenberg
to Athlone.
According to
Kader Jacobs, spokesman for the Manenberg CPF, they had received several
reports of police flat-out refusing to even register criminal cases. “I have
confirmed actual cases where police officers have actively discouraged people
from registering cases, saying ‘nothing would be done about it’. It’s
disgraceful and horrifying that police, the protectors of the people, are paid
off by gangsters to not only turn a blind eye to criminal activities, but are
also abandoning the communities they are meant to serve,” he said.
The march,
Jacobs pointed out, was not an attack on the police, but rather a call to purge
corruption from their ranks.
“There are many
good policemen out there, but their work is being undone by a minority of
corrupt police. Too much damage has been done for the communities to have faith
in the police,” he said.
Among his
concerns were cases - where the evidence was apparently strong - being thrown
out of court because of a “lack of evidence” from police, and gangsters and
other hardened criminals being released on parole or bail with no warning to
their victims, who were then left to be relentlessly terrorised, and of police
arriving hours after shootings, or sometimes not at all.
“These are all
problems that are rampant on the Cape Flats,” Jacobs said, adding that they
would release their own report on police inefficiencies by the end of the
month.
A memorandum
was handed over to Athlone police station commander Colonel KrisjanVerwant,
Community Safety MEC Dan Plato, and a representative from the office of Justice
and Constitutional Development Minister Jeff Radebe. The Athlone CPF, which residents
charged had also failed to serve the community in certain areas, was also
served with the memorandum.
It called for,
among other things, work performance audits for all Athlone police station
staff, the upgrading of the station, and improved resources for officers and
neighbourhood watch members.
It also called
for the denial of parole or bail for murderers, rapists and drug dealers.
Asked to
comment, provincial police spokesman Frederick van Wyk and Justice Department
spokesman MthunziMhaga both said they would study the memorandum before
responding.
HaniefLoonat,
one of the march’s organisers and former chairman of the Western Cape CPF, said
the good work of the police was being tainted, not only by corruption, but also
by a failure to act against it.
“When things
aren’t going well they change the station commander to satisfy the community,
but that doesn’t get rid of the corrupt officers. They are still there and
continue to do whatever they please. We know who the corrupt officers are and have
given a list to the top cops with the information, but they have never acted on
it.”
Loonat was
suspended as chairman for making allegations of corruption, specifically
levelled at the Athlone police station, last year.
He was later
reinstated to the CPF but lost his position when a new chairman was elected in
his absence.
Loonat also
testified at the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry three weeks ago.
The commission
is investigating allegations of inefficiency at three Khayelitsha police
stations.
Aisha Fester,
from Kewtown, said during yesterday’s march that the community had given up on
the police.
“The reason
gangsters shoot every day is because no one stops them. I’ve even seen a police
van just drive by a shooting without stopping. They didn’t even come back until
the gangsters were gone.
“But now dozens
of vehicles are here at the march. Where are they when we are being shot in the
streets?”
kowthar.solomons@inl.co.za
- Sunday Argus
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Arms in Norwood home
belonged to police
June 4 2014 at 11:53am
By JOYCE LEE
By JOYCE LEE
Johannesburg -
Some weapons uncovered in a Norwood, Joburg, home last month belonged to the
police.
This is
according to State prosecutor Talita Louw, who revealed details of ongoing
investigations in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday during the
bail application of Emma Shumler-Tishko, 62, the wife of the homeowner.
Emma was
arrested, along with her husband Mark and domestic worker EndiNkhoma, at their
Norwood home on May 22.
The three are
facing charges of possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition, and dealing
in dagga.
Police found
more than 300 firearms, ammunition, and explosives at a house.
This included
an R1 rifle that had been handed in to the Roodepoort police station in 2010,
Louw told the court, reading from an affidavit.
Records
indicated that the rifle had been scheduled to be destroyed a month later.
Investigators
found the same rifle, identified by its serial number, in the house.
“Other firearms
were supposed to be in the possession of the police, but instead they are found
in the possession of the applicant,” the affidavit stated. “The only inference
one can make is that there is more to this case than meets the eye.”
More firearms
in the home were found to have been registered, but were not listed as stolen
in the firearm registration circulation system, according to the affidavit.
“Investigations
are under way to determine how these firearms left the custody of the police,”
the affidavit read.
In addition,
several of the recovered firearms were reported stolen during previous crimes
such as house robberies, theft out of motor vehicles and house break-ins.
Outside court
after the hearing, advocate Modesto Saladino, who is representing the three
accused, said: “The police have a lot to answer for.”
And in an
interview before the hearing, Emma said: “This whole thing is a big nightmare.”
During the bail
application, Saladino said the couple, who have a daughter, Nelly, 36, had been
under severe financial strain.
He also told
the court that Emma suffers from multiple sclerosis, making it impossible for
her to walk.
“I am an
unemployed, disabled adult female,” Saladino said, quoting from Emma’s
affidavit.
The affidavit
also said Emma had no knowledge of the contraband in the home.
Magistrate Stef
Bezuidenhout granted her bail of R5 000.
joyce.lee@inl.co.za
The Star
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Cop in court for daughters
rape
By Sapa | Oct 23, 2013
A KwaMashu police officer,
accused of raping one of his daughters and sexually assaulting another, will
apply for bail in the Ntuzuma Magistrate's Court.
The officer handed himself over to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate
last Tuesday.
According to KwaZulu-Natal social development spokeswoman NcumizaFandesi
the girls, aged 16 and 15, reported the matter. They were taken to a place of
safety with their nine-year-old sister.
The eldest daughter claimed her father began raping her last year. The
15-year-old alleged she had been sexually assaulted since March
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Police detective arrested for rape
Police spokesperson, Captain ShoozMagudulela confirmed a sergeant with
the Newcastle SAPS had been arrested on a charge of rape.
Kyle Cowan | 3 June 2014
A Newcastle police detective has been arrested for rape, following
allegations brought against him by a young female resident.
Police spokesperson, Captain ShoozMagudulela confirmed a sergeant with
the Newcastle SAPS had been arrested on a charge of rape.
“The member in question already appeared in court, but the matter was
struck off the roll due to a lack of evidence,” said Captain Magudulela.
According to sources, the detective is part of the Murder and Robbery
Unit. Currently, police are conducting an internal investigation to determine
what transpired between the alleged victim and the police official.
At this stage, the identity or rank of the official in question is
unknown.
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Woman claims police torture
Mpumalanga
Apr 18 2013 8:24AM
FrANCE NYAKA
A “jealous” woman who “tried to frame” a boyfriend by laying a rape charge after she found him in bed with his lover, claims she was tortured by KwaMhlanga police with electric shocks and they fondled her breasts.
BathabileMadisa, 35, of Mandela village near KwaMhlanga, has accused the KwaMhlanga police of torturing her in the early hours of Monday.
A distressed Madisa, who confessed to The New Age she was framing the boyfriend so he could be arrested, said she had a fight with him over a woman in his bedroom.
Madisa claimed on the way to the police station she was confronted by a police double cab van with five policemen and their female colleague.
She claimed the police then questioned her about her destination as it was at about 3am and she responded by saying she wanted to lay a rape charge. The police then, took her to the boyfriend’s home at the nearby Zakheni village where it was discovered she was not raped, she said.
They then allegedly drove with her outside the village where she claimed she was tortured with electric shocks, abandoned and threatened with arrest if she laid a charge against them.
“Three policemen assaulted and shocked me saying I wasted their time and state fuel because I lied to them. I wanted to frame my boyfriend so that he could be swiftly arrested because he attacked me,” Madisa said.
“I feel that the policemen have ill-treated me by fondling my breasts, buttocks and other parts of my body without my consent. I am now scared of laying charges against them as they promised to arrest me,” Madisha said.
KwaMhlanga police spokesperson Sgt Zimkhona Mahlangu asked the alleged victim to approach the station commander Col Peter Masango.
“We appeal to the woman to report the incident to our commander so that it can be investigated instead of first reporting it to the media.”
provinces@thenewage.co.za
A “jealous” woman who “tried to frame” a boyfriend by laying a rape charge after she found him in bed with his lover, claims she was tortured by KwaMhlanga police with electric shocks and they fondled her breasts.
BathabileMadisa, 35, of Mandela village near KwaMhlanga, has accused the KwaMhlanga police of torturing her in the early hours of Monday.
A distressed Madisa, who confessed to The New Age she was framing the boyfriend so he could be arrested, said she had a fight with him over a woman in his bedroom.
Madisa claimed on the way to the police station she was confronted by a police double cab van with five policemen and their female colleague.
She claimed the police then questioned her about her destination as it was at about 3am and she responded by saying she wanted to lay a rape charge. The police then, took her to the boyfriend’s home at the nearby Zakheni village where it was discovered she was not raped, she said.
They then allegedly drove with her outside the village where she claimed she was tortured with electric shocks, abandoned and threatened with arrest if she laid a charge against them.
“Three policemen assaulted and shocked me saying I wasted their time and state fuel because I lied to them. I wanted to frame my boyfriend so that he could be swiftly arrested because he attacked me,” Madisa said.
“I feel that the policemen have ill-treated me by fondling my breasts, buttocks and other parts of my body without my consent. I am now scared of laying charges against them as they promised to arrest me,” Madisha said.
KwaMhlanga police spokesperson Sgt Zimkhona Mahlangu asked the alleged victim to approach the station commander Col Peter Masango.
“We appeal to the woman to report the incident to our commander so that it can be investigated instead of first reporting it to the media.”
provinces@thenewage.co.za
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Cop faces three child rape
charges
May 15 2013 at 09:46am
By LALI VAN ZUYDAM
By LALI VAN ZUYDAM
Pretoria News
A
Pretoria police officer, accused of raping a 13-year-old girl, appears in the
dock minutes before dropping his bail application. He faces two similar
charges. Photo: Etienne Creux
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Pretoria -
A Pretoria
police officer faces three charges of rape and kidnapping relating to three
incidents involving minors.
The 48-year-old
warrant officer from the Mamelodi East police station is in custody following
the alleged kidnapping and rape of a 13-year-old girl.
The girl
alleged she was raped by the officer on April 28.
The officer,
after disappearing for a week, handed himself over at the Brooklyn police
station on May 5.
The teenager
said she was at home when the suspect, who is the sector manager at the
Mamelodi East police station, arrived to pick her up.
He had
allegedly been called out by the community police forum (CPF), after it had
received a call from the girl’s guardian.
Apparently the
guardian called the CPF because the girl did not complete her chores.
The girl
apparently did not co-operate with the CPF and the police were called.
The officer
arrived at the girl’s home in a police vehicle at 5pm to pick her up.
“He gave the
victim’s family the impression that she would be handed over to a female
officer,” said Moses Dlamini, spokesman for the Independent Police
Investigative Directorate (Ipid), which is handling the case.
The officer
took the girl to a nearby KFC and bought her a meal before allegedly taking her
to his house for the night.
“He raped her
and dropped her off at home the next morning,” said Dlamini.
The girl did
not inform the authorities because the officer apparently threatened her.
At about the
same time the next day, the officer took the girl to his house and wanted to
rape her once again.
“She escaped
after asking to go to the toilet,” Dlamini said.
The victim
reported the incident to police officers, who picked her up next to the road
after her escape.
The Ipid said
the officer faced two charges of rape, one of an eight-year-old girl in 2008
and another of a 12-year-old girl in 2009.
In the 2009
incident, the girl fell pregnant. It was believed the officer was responsible
for the pregnancy.
The officer was
granted bail in both cases.
He continued to
work as an officer at the Mamelodi East police station.
Dlamini
confirmed the officer was employed by the SAPS at the time of the incident last
month.
He said Ipid
was “uncovering what happened”. The officer had not been suspended and it was
unclear what disciplinary processes the SAPS had followed.
The officer
appeared in the Mamelodi Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday to apply for bail, but
withdrew his application.
The Ipid
intends to combine the three charges and handle them as one case. The officer
remains in custody and is to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on May
28.
Provincial
police spokeswoman Lieutenant-Colonel KatlegoMogale said she was not aware of
the case and could not say whether the officer had been suspended.
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