Senior police, business owners, directors arrested in SAPS anti-corruption pre-dawn raid

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The specialised anti-corruption task team arrested 15 suspects, including senior police officers, during a pre-dawn raid.

Cape Town - The specialised anti-corruption task team established in 2017 arrested 15 suspects, including senior police officers, on Thursday during a pre-dawn raid.The unit, which was established by national police commissioner, General Khehla John Sitole, under the leadership of Brigadier Tony Perumal, was tasked to investigate allegations of corruption following serious allegations of corruption and related crimes that dated back to 2017.

Members of the specialised task team arrested the suspects on multiple charges including corruption, theft, fraud and money laundering. Retired Lieutenant General Ramahlapi Johannes Mokwena, 60, a former divisional commissioner for Supply Chain Management at the Pretoria Head Office was arrested in Rethabile;Brigadier Jabez Naidoo, 49,Station Commander at the Point Police Station in KZN was arrested in Durban;Colonel Thomas Dumisani Marima, 50, Section Commander: Vehicles and Tactical Equipment;Lieutenant-Colonel Alpheus Nkosibanke Makhetha, 46, Technical Expert: Vehicle...

The arrests come after the specialised task team's intensive investigation into tender fraud in marking police vehicles.

 

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