A recent court judgment warns of alleged cop corruption linked to hitmen, the taxi industry and drug dealing, issues that police investigators had already flagged years ago. It outlines some of the rattling accusations and suggests police bosses have known about the problem for years.
In October, Daily Maverick reported on a court judgment warning that 28s gangsters had infiltrated the Western Cape’s policing structures. The province’s police ombud has now found that this is likely to be true and represents a fraction of the problem.
A rattling high court judgement says evidence points to 28s gangsters having wormed their way into the Western Cape’s cop management, accessing Crime Intelligence reports and meetings during which policing strategies are discussed.