4 SAPS Intelligence Officers Arrested for Kidnapping and Robbing Man of R180,000

• The Hawks arrested South African Police Officers who allegedly kidnapped a man in Fourways, Johannesburg
• The officers approached the man and told him they were investigating him for a case of fraud, and they took him to his house
• There, they assaulted him and stole R180,000 from his bank account, and they were arrested over the weekend

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered police investigations and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.

JOHANNESBURG — Four police officers were arrested in Johannesburg after they allegedly kidnapped a man, assaulted him and robbed him of R180,000.

SAPS officers kidnap, rob a civilian

According to IOL, the police officers were members of the intelligence unit. They approached the man while they were dressed in civilian clothes. The officers then put him in their car and told him he was under investigation for fraud.

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The officers took him to his house in Fourways, where they assaulted him. They then reportedly transferred R180,000 from his bank account to another account. They threatened him and then dropped him off in Roodepoort before escaping. They were arrested over the weekend, and two civilians handed themselves over on 12 August 2024. They were given R3 000 bail.

SA angry at the bail amount

Netizens on Facebook believed the amount they posted for bail was too little, and some were disappointed that the police officers kidnapped the man and robbed him, too.

Beth Biggs said:

"R3 000 bail. What a joke. Should have been at least R30,000. Victims in South Africa are never taken into consideration, and that makes me ask if it is even worth it to report a crime."

Eugene Tebogo said:

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"This is what happens when the minimum requirement for being a police officer is Grade 12."

Vuyisile Klaas said:

"I give up. We're finished."

Shimi Dire said:

"This country is rotten."

Selwin Kirkwood said:

"What shameless cowards."

SAPS officers arrested for robbery

In a similar article, Briefly News reported that three police officers were arrested for reportedly robbing a motorist of his phone.

The incident happened in Welkom in the Free State. The officers pulled him over and demanded that he step outside his vehicle. When he refused, they grabbed his phone and escaped. They were arrested two weeks later.

Source: Briefly News