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Constable, civilian arrested for rape

A 26-year-old constable and a civilian appeared in the Vosloorus Magistrates Court on Wednesday for the rape of a 19-year-old in Vosloorus.

Carmen Norton | 2 April 2014

According to Moses Dlamini, national spokesperson for the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), the suspects appeared on charges of rape and pointing of a firearm.

The constable is stationed at the Elsburg SAPS.

“It is alleged that on March 29, at about 3am, the victim was with her boyfriend when they were approached by a red Volkswagen Polo with two occupants inside.

“The occupants of the Polo allegedly pointed a firearm at the couple and demanded their cellphones,” says Dlamini.

He adds that the driver then told the boyfriend to go away and the suspects drove away with the victim to Extension 28 in Vosloorus.

“After stopping in an open field, the victim was allegedly raped by the civilian in the back of the vehicle while the policeman pointed the firearm at her after which, the policeman raped her as well.”

The victim managed to take down the registration number of the suspects’ vehicle.

Dalmini says that she was dropped off at a taxi rank and she reported her ordeal to the police.

A case of rape was opened at Vosloorus SAPS.

The suspects were arrested by the police and the matter was taken over by the IPID for investigation. More charges may be added.

Dlamini adds that the IPID has also made recommendation for the constable to be charged departmentally.

http://boksburgadvertiser.co.za/193577/constable-civilian-arrested-for-rape/

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Firearms handed to police for destruction used instead for crime - Gun Free SA

Alan Storey

04 June 2014

Organisation calls for investigation into diversion of weapons handed in during 2010 amnesty

GUN FREE SOUTH AFRICA CONDEMNS ARMS SCANDAL IN WHICH CORRUPT POLICEMEN ALLEGEDLY SUPPLY ARMS AND AMMUNITION HANDED IN DURING AMNESTY TO CRIMINALS

Background to Media Statement: On Thursday, 22 May 2014 police raided the Norwood home of Emma and Mark Shmukler-Tishko, seizing an arms cache that included R1 rifles, R4 rifles, R5 rifles, AK-47 rifles and approximately 300 handguns. During the couple's court appearance yesterday (3 June 2014), prosecutor Talita Louw revealed that some of the firearms in the cache had been handed in to the police for destruction during a national firearms amnesty in 2010, but rather than being destroyed these guns were stolen and sold to criminals allegedly by corrupt police officials (see report in The Times).

Gun Free South Africa condemns in the strongest possible terms the alleged theft by corrupt police officials of guns handed in for destruction. We call for a complete investigation into how firearms handed in by the public during the 2010 national firearms amnesty have been found in an arms cache discovered in Norwood last month; for every person found guilty of involvement to face the full might of the law as a warning to others; and for every oversight body responsible for monitoring policing in South Africa, including police management, parliament and the Civilian Secretariat of Police, to ensure that systems aimed at safeguarding guns held by the police are implemented.

Internationally and in South Africa there is recognition that one of the most effective ways to reduce gun crime is to reduce the number of guns in circulation.

Says Alan Storey, Gun Free South Africa's spokesperson:

When gun owners handed their guns to the police during the 2010 national firearms amnesty, they trusted the police to destroy these guns. The public played their part - they handed their guns in to the police for destruction. By not destroying these guns, the police failed the public and South Africa as a whole.

That some of these guns have been found in an illegal arms cache makes a mockery of South Africa's public commitment to safety and security by destroying stockpiles of weapons.

Guns are a robust commodity, which means that every single gun leaked by the police to criminals can be used to commit crimes over and over again.

This latest incident is not an isolated case; in 2012 a trunk full of weapons linked to various crimes was stolen from the Mhluzi police station in Middelburg; in 2013 an oversight visit by MPs to various police stations found that firearms asked for could not be found; in 2014, seven firearms were stolen from the police ballistics testing centre in Amanzimtoti despite a warning from KwaZulu-Natal violence monitor Mary de Haas of lax security at the centre.

The theft of guns by the police is a travesty because it completely undermines public confidence that the police will destroy guns handed in for this purpose.

Gun Free South Africa receives regular enquiries from gun owners wanting to hand in guns for destruction but not trusting that the police will destroy them.

Under the Firearms Control Act (2000) the only way to legally destroy a gun is to hand it in to the police for destruction. While Gun Free South Africa has developed a list of steps gun owners can take to ensure their guns are destroyed, ultimately these steps depend on the gun owner keeping a paper trail, with no actual proof that the gun handed in has been destroyed by the police.

The South African Police Service has strict policies and procedures to safeguard guns in police possession, which they clearly aren't implementing - and haven't done for some time. It's imperative that police management and oversight bodies immediately get involved and stop the rot.

How the police handle this latest incident of gun theft allegedly by corrupt officials will determine whether the public trust the police to destroy guns handed in in the future.

Statement issued by Alan Storey on behalf of Gun Free South Africa, June 4 2014

http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71651?oid=629474&sn=Detail&pid=71651

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Brixton police out on bail, might face a murder charge

The two Brixton police officers accused of assaulting, suffocating and disposing of a Nigerian national on January 24, are out on bail.

MaileMatsimela | 4 February 2014 08:20

File Photo: A group of Nigerian men protesting in Westren Extension.

They were each granted a bail of R1 000 when they appeared in the Benoni Magistrates Court on February 3.

The officers, aged 31 and 32, were given strict instructions not to interfere with witnesses or to set foot in Benoni for the duration of the case.

The officers are facing three charges: kidnapping, assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm and defeating the ends of justice.

However, it emerged during their first appearance in the Benoni Magistrates Court, on January 29, that a charge of murder might be added to the list of charges.

The officers also wanted to apply for bail during their first appearance, but Benoni senior prosecutor December Mthimunye requested a postponement, as the state still had to:

n profile the accused for any pending cases or criminal records;

n verify their physical addresses;

n refer the matter to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP);

n place witnesses under protection, as there has been interference from the police.

Mthimunye had said the court received information that Benoni police carried out a raid on the property where the incident occurred last night (January 28).

Defence advocate Stephan van Rensburg argued that the state had ample time to do all of the above since the incident first occurred and that their failure to gather sufficient information in time can’t be used to infringe on the accused’s right to a bail application.

Magistrate Ian Cox conceded that the accused have a right to a bail application.

He, however, disagreed with van Rensburg when he said the state failed to profile the accused and to verify their addresses on time.

“Will it be OK for the state to profile a person before their arrest? No, I don’t think so, so I disagree that the state had ample time,” said Cox.

He added that it must be borne in mind that “rights and fairness” is a double-edged sword and needs to be balanced for the benefit of both the accused and the state.

“This court is also entitled to postpone matters for seven days to allow for investigation, irrespective of whether the accused is a police officer, a president or a civilian,” said Cox.

“On balance of probability, I think it’s fair to grant the state postponement to do what they want to do.”

The case has been postponed to Monday, February 3.

http://benonicitytimes.co.za/165322/brixton-police-out-on-bail-might-face-a-murder-charge/

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Four constables and civilian arrested in Pienaar

Four police constables and a civilian was apprehended after suspected stolen groceries found their way to a resident of Pienaar.

7 March 2014 14:00

NELSPRUIT – On Thursday four police constables stationed at Pienaar were apprehended on allegations of theft, possession of suspected stolen goods and defeating the ends of justice.

Their arrest followed an investigation after the cops had received a tip-off on Wednesday that two SAPS vehicles had dropped off groceries at a house in Pienaar.

The police responded swiftly but on arrival, found that the members had already left. They entered the house and found the foodstuffs with a woman believed to be the owner of the house.

She was questioned and told them that the groceries were bought by four officials. According to her, they had demanded R2 500 in exchange for the goods valued at R4 000. She told them she had no money and the constables told her they would come back for the cash later.

Law-enforcement officials arrested the women for allegedly being in possession of suspected stolen property and the officers who were involved handed themselves over on Thursday morning, after being called in by the station commander regarding the claims.

It is believed that the groceries were taken from shops owned by foreign nationals during the recent unrest at Pienaar and KaNyamazane respectively.

“It is very disturbing to see people who are entrusted to enforce the law and protect the citizens and all people in the country with their property being the ones who break the law,” said the provincial commissioner Lt Gen ThulaniNtobela.

“The allegations against the members are serious in nature and disgraceful. The police cannot take advantage of situations and commit crime. It is uncalled for and such behaviour should be discouraged at all times. I want to thank the station commander and his dedicated members for acting against these people,” he concluded The female suspect appeared in the KaBokweni Magistrate’s Court on Friday and the internal investigation against the members is underway.

http://lowvelder.co.za/58270/four-constables-and-civilian-arrested-in-pienaar/

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Timeline of police brutality
Jan 23 2014 5:17PM

Amid calls for murder charges to be brought against police for the 2012 Marikana shootings, the injury and death of civilians at the hands of the police continue to make headlines.

Here is a timeline of cases, reports and statements on the issue.

-- April 13, 2011: AndriesTatane dies after being beaten and shot during a service delivery protest in Ficksburg, Free State. Seven police officers accused of his murder are acquitted in 2013.

-- August, 2011: The police ministry calls for an urgent review of the policy on policing of riots to ensure the Bill of Rights is respected.

-- August 16, 2012: Thirty-four people die when police open fire at striking workers at Lonmin's platinum mine in Marikana. More than 70 others are wounded in the most lethal use of violence by security forces against civilians in the post-apartheid era.

-- August, 2012: Opposition MPs and analysts say the riot policing policy has not been reviewed and that the SA Police Service (SAPS) standing order 262 from 2004 -- which demands that police use minimum force, prohibits the use of sharp ammunition for crowd management operations and restricts the use of rubber bullets to extreme cases -- has been violated.

-- September 30, 2012: NqobileNzuza, 17, is shot dead during an anti-eviction protest in Marikana. Witnesses claim she was shot while running away from the police, who admit to the shooting but say they were acting in self-defence.

-- January 14, 2013: LetsekangThokoene, 23, dies after being shot with rubber bullets, allegedly by the police, during the De Doorns farm workers' protests. Thokoene worked at a spaza shop and was believed not to have taken part in the protest for higher wages.

-- February 15, 2013: Residents accuse the police of killing a 16-year-old youth in Qhoboshane village, outside Sterkspruit in the Eastern Cape, during violent service delivery protests.

-- February 26, 2013: Mozambican minibus taxi driver MidoMacia is found dead in police cells after being dragged behind a police van along a street in Daveyton, on the East Rand. Nine police officers are accused of his murder.

-- August 22, 2013: The Institute for Security Studies says cases of alleged police brutality increased by 313 percent in the 10 years from 2001.

-- October 2, 2013: The watchdog Independent Police Investigative Directorate reports that it received 245 complaints of deaths in police custody in the 2012/2013 financial year.

-- October 18, 2013: Rap musician Khuli Chana is shot and wounded by police in Midrand when they open fire on his car after mistaking him for a crime suspect.

-- January 13, 2014: OsiahRahube and photographer Michael Tshele are killed in clashes with the police in Brits during a protest for running water.

A third man, LeratoSeema, dies the following day from injuries police said he suffered when he jumped from a moving Nyala. Police say a fourth person died on January 19 of injuries sustained in the clashes. Residents claim the 36-year-old man was shot in the head.

-- January 15, 2014: Advocate Geoff Budlender lodges a complaint at the Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the Marikana deaths, accusing the police of failing to submit numerous documents and a recording requested by the evidence leaders in relation to the investigation.

-- January 18, 2014: The commission's chairman, retired judge Ian Farlam, demands full co-operation from the police, and says that if the evidence is not produced, he will call the national police commissioner to account.

-- January 21, 2014: Advocate Dali Mpofu, representing the wounded miners at Marikana, tells the commission the police commander at the scene, Brigadier Adriaan Calitz must be charged with murder because he issued instructions to shoot to kill. Calitz said there was no such instruction, and that officers acted in self defence.

-- January 21, 2014: In its 2014 World Report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) notes serious concerns about the ongoing conduct and capacity of the police, in terms of their use of force in general, and their ability to deal with riots in a rights-respecting manner. The police accuse HRW of generalising and being subjective in its assessment.

-- January 21, 2014: The police say new and existing officials are now being trained in crowd management. They say that of 12,399 crowd-related incidents in the past financial year, 10,517 were peaceful, 1882 were violent, and 3680 arrests were made. They admit there might be rotten apples, but say there is not a culture of impunity in the police, and no carte blanche for officers to kill innocent people who protest.


Sapa

http://www.thenewage.co.za/mobi/Detail.aspx?NewsID=117060&CatID=1049

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A Detective Constable and a civilian arrested for attempted murder in Kwanonqaba - Western Cape

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Parent Category: Western Cape Overview

Category: Media Statements - WC

Published on Sunday, 16 March 2014 17:31

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has arrested a Constable and a civilian for assaulting a suspect who ended up being in a coma. The arrest was carried out today. The Constable is 34 years old and the civilian, who is a groundsman, is 38 years old.

It is alleged that on 21 February 2014 at 12h00, the Constable tried to arrest a robbery suspect in KwaNonqaba. The suspect stabbed the Constable with a knife and ran away. The Constable called for backup and went to look for the suspect. After locating the suspect, it is alleged that the Constable chased and caught the suspect.

It is alleged that this person was then assaulted with fists and he was kicked. The victim was taken to Kwanonqaba CID offices where the groundsman also assaulted him. It is further alleged that victim was further assaulted by hitting his head against the brick walls of the office. The victim suffered severe head injuries. He was taken by ambulance to George Schuur Hospital. The victim had brain, head and spinal injuries.

The matter was reported to the IPID, which opened an attempted murder docket. The suspects were arrested today, 10 March 2014; they will appear at the Mossel Bay Magistrates Court on 12 March 2014 on a charge of attempted murder.

The investigation continues.

Issued by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate.

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Police captain investigated over a civilian’s death – NW

Friday 29 March 2013 18:48

SABC

The case against police captain has been referred to the IPID(SABC)

North West police are investigating a case of murder against a police captain following the death of a resident at Ganyesa, near Vryburg.

The incident occurred after police had gone to a local tavern to enforce liquor laws and were attacked by customers.

Police spokesperson ThulaniNgubane says the case has been referred to the Police Investigative Directorate.

“One of the police the shot three warning shots in the air where then later on, when the crowd was dispersed, a body of the deceased person was found on the stoep of the tavern with an injury on the neck, which could have been a stab wound or could have been a bullet wound.”

“At the stage we have reported the matter to the IPID, so that they carry the investigation if there was any police action which may have caused the fatal death of the person or was the person stabbed as a result of other criminality that occurred on that tavern,” says Ngubane.

http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/db3bbe804f116f42a730af1e5d06aea0/Police-captain-investigated-over-a-civilian's-death-NW

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Four in cop car rob man of R350K

June 4, 2013

Four men, ostensibly driving a marked police car linked to the Krugersdorp flying squad, allegedly robbed a Joburg businessman of R350 000.

The man, who is an immigrant and did not want to be named, was on his way to buy goods in Fordsburg on Sunday morning when the the car came up behind him and the men in it asked him to pull over.

The businessman’s attorney, Saleem Ebrahim, said the man was on the corner of Clare and Nursery streets in Fordsburg when the men approached him in a Golf GTI.

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COMMENTS BY SONNY

This is not news to us.

What about all the "Crime Intelligence" officers arrested for Drug Heists at O R Tambo Airport as well those arrested for ATM bombings?

POLICEMEN WERE ALSO ARRESTED FOR HEISTS AT CASINO'S?

They were never convicted?

There is definately a "Third Force" within the ANC Government sanctioning these HEISTS......?

We should demand TRUE statistic for these crimes by the SAPS.

Posted bySonny Coxat12:10 PM

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Station commander gets the boot

KNYSNA NEWS - Knysna SAPS station commander, Colonel Nolan Michaels has been dismissed. However, residents in the jurisdiction served by the Knysna Police remain in the dark regarding the full circumstances that motivated the dismissal of Colonel Michaels.

Following several attempts to gain information in the public's interest, the SAPS Corporate Communication Centre issued only this statement: "The officer was dismissed on March 1, 2013 at a departmental hearing for sexual harassment. The chairperson was Brigadier NomthethelileMene of Stellenbosch and the employee representative was Colonel Cornel Sutherland of Milnerton. The hearing was held in Stellenbosch."

The SAPS declined to answer pertinent questions such as when Michaels' termination would become effective, whether he would remain eligible to receive police pension, whether he had the right to appeal the decision and whether there were other charges against him. Prompted to shed light on these matters, the police's reply was, "The South African Police Service can unfortunately not give any comment on the details relating to the disciplinary procedures as this is viewed to be an internal matter."

Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Matiwane has been appointed as Knysna's acting station commander.

It is not the first time that an apparent lack of transparency concerning police matters set the local rumour mill in motion. Public speculation was rife in November last year, when Michaels was replaced by a former Knysna station commander, Colonel Mzimkulu Hardy.

At the time, Captain Malcolm Pojie (South Cape SAPS media liaison) said that Hardy and Michaels temporarily "swapped, a decision imposed by the provincial commissioner's office". Hardy commenced duties in Knysna and Michaels at Thembalethu in George on November 8 and 14 respectively. The explanation provided by the SAPS: "We are not at liberty to discuss any reason with the media nor with the public in general."

Early this year, on January 2, Michaels resumed duties at the Knysna Police Station. All efforts to gain clarity on the situation via the local and provincial police communication offices failed.

In the meantime, Colonel Hardy who has also been the topic of much controversial speculation and allegations, resigned from the police on February 22. This was followed by a confirmation of his resignation and a familiar phrase from Colonel TembinkosiKinana, SAPS commander of Media Communications: "Regarding the allegations made against him, the SAPS would not like to give comment on internal investigations that are taking place against a member."

http://www.knysnaplettherald.com/news.aspx?id=47022&h=Station-commander-gets-the-boot

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Officer killed in Cape cop shop

April 17 2014 at 08:55am
By SAPA

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Cape Town - A police officer was shot dead during an apparent robbery at the Klapmuts police station outside Stellenbosch, Western Cape police said on Thursday.

The warrant officer, 44, was killed while on duty on Wednesday night at around 10.30pm, said Lt-Col AndrèTraut.

"Steven Brits was shot by unknown suspects, and a firearm was stolen," said Traut.

No further details were provided. He said a media statement would be issued shortly. - Sapa

http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/officer-killed-in-cape-cop-shop-1.1677388

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Cop in court for R3m cash heist

June 4 2013 at 04:10pm
By SAPA

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Sasolburg - A police captain arrested in connection with a cash-in-transit heist appeared in the Sasolburg Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, the Hawks said.

Captain Paul Ramaloko said the 39-year-old crime intelligence officer would be held in custody.

The matter was postponed to Thursday, when he would appear with four other people, including a police sergeant.

The men are accused of robbing a cash-in-transit vehicle of at least R3 million in Vaalpark, Sasolburg in February.

The Coin Security vehicle was travelling from a depot in Naledi Industrial Park when a Toyota Land Cruiser collided with it side-on at a stop sign.

Two more cars arrived at the scene and three men got out and shot at the security vehicle. They opened the doors and took the cash.

A security guard was grazed by a bullet in the shooting.

Police later arrested a police sergeant, a driver and two other people. - Sapa

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‘Marina Kloppers, who says two police officers forced her to undress and then photographed her. (DeaanVivier, Beeld)’

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 Gerhard Pretorius, Beeld

Pretoria - Police have identified the two officers who allegedly took naked pictures of Marina Kloppers, 23, a marketing consultant from Pretoria.
Colonel Sivanandan Moodley, station commander of the Pretoria West police station, where the case was referred, confirmed on Wednesday that the officers who allegedly indecently assaulted Kloppers in this way, worked in his police station.

He said the case was being investigated and would not give any more details.

Kloppers, a part-time model, said two police officers had forced her and a friend, Charise de Wit, 22, from the road on the morning of July 21 in Mayville, Pretoria, after De Wit ignored a red traffic light.

The police officers apparently threw both women in the police van and later took them to the Laudium clinic in Pretoria for blood tests.

Forced her to undress

This was where the police officers apparently forced Kloppers to undress and then took pictures of her naked after she complained to a nurse that police had assaulted her.

She was then taken to the Pretoria West police cells where she fell into a diabetic coma as police apparently refused her medical treatment.

Faith Mazibuko, the Gauteng MEC for community safety, on Wednesday condemned the incident, especially as it happened in Women’s Month.

Mazibuko said she was upset and disappointed about the alleged misconduct. Her department was waiting for the results of the police investigation into the allegations.

“If the allegations are true, I expect tough action against the police officials,” said Mazibuko.

The Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) on Wednesday said it had not yet received a complaint from Kloppers.

ICD spokesperson Moses Dlamini said he didn’t know of such a case being reported to the ICD.

The allegations could only be investigated once a charge had been laid, he said.

- Beeld

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Cops-know-who-took-naked-pics-20110811