A group of families of those murdered with cop-smuggled firearms, as well as survivors of such crimes, want compensation for what they have been through.
There have been suspicions over the years that police in SA’s gangsterism capital, the Western Cape, are colluding with gangs leaking information, plotting murders and running smear campaigns. A recent high court judgment adds weight to such theories.
Late Anti-Gang Unit detective Charl Kinnear's partner, Sergeant Leatitia van der Horst, testified on how they obtained one of the accused's cellphone, but the CAS number reflected the incorrect month.