SEVEN POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED FOR MURDER, TORTURE, ASSAULT AND HUMAN TRAFFICING
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Seven police officers from the Johannesburg District Crime Prevention Unit have been arrested on serious charges, including murder, torture, assault, housebreaking, and theft. Those arrested are Sgt. Palmer Philip Machaba and Constables Josephine Baloyi, Thobani Qinisani Mkhwanazi, Thulani Siphiwe Hlatshwayo, Tshepo Chokoe, Andile Keto, and Tubalethu Madwantsi.
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) made the arrests on 1 October 2024, and the officers appeared in court at the Protea Magistrates Court the following day. Their case has been postponed until 7 October 2024, for a bail application.
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