When the public are informed that members of the HAWKS, police officers, and other officials have been arrested for crimes, it confirms how dangerous the justice system has failed the entire country. It is indeed a treacherous situation when members of the security system who are meant to protect and enforce the law are the criminals who allow crime to surge throughout South Africa.
It is indeed good news that the perpetrators have been charged and will appear in court, however, what is concerning is that both HAWKS members are out on bail. It is a serious problem giving suspects bail.
Pretoria : 1 July 2016 – Two members of the Hawks are facing various charges after they were arrested earlier this week.
Captains Maggy Laura Lebethe, 47, and Mydarling Hlanganane Ndaba, 37, were arrested at about 8am on Wednesday by members of the SAPS National Investigation Unit (NINU) and were charged with fraud, forgery and uttering, perjury, contravention of Section 4(b) of the drugs and drug trafficking Act No.140 of 1992.
The two suspects, who are attached to the Endangered Species and Precious Metals Units in Pretoria, are alleged to have fraudulently obtained and executed a search warrant at a residence in Bryanston, Johannesburg. The members of NINU are expected to make more arrests.
Lebethe and Ndaba appeared at the Randburg Regional Court on the same day they were arrested and the matter was postponed to 14 July.
They were both released on R5 000 bail each.
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