Police officers accused of stealing R1.8 million were given R5,000 bail and South Africans were unhappy with the amount

• Four Barberton police officers accused of stealing R1.8 million have been released on bail
• During the raid, officers allegedly stole money from the zama zama payer’s home
• South Africans are not happy with the bail amount and believe it should be much higher

Four recently arrested policemen they were released on bail for theft.

The sergeants, all from Barberton, were arrested after allegedly stealing R1.8 million from the home of a zama zama paymaster.

Danisile Mahlangu (47), Mandla Ndlovu (49), Bongani Dlamini (40) and Doctor Zulu (42) all released on bail.

Strict bail conditions announced

There were officers released on R5,000 bail and the case was adjourned to January 29, 2025.

In addition to the bail amount, strict bail conditions were imposed on the officers.

They must not obstruct the investigating officer or any witness and will be confined to the Barberton area.

They also had to surrender their passports.

Officers accused of theft during a search

The quartet are now facing charges of theft and defeating the ends of justice. They are alleged to have stolen R1.8 million from the house of a zama zama payer during the raid.

They also arrested his son and kept him locked up for five hours without charging him.

South Africans are not thrilled with the bail amount

@Vincent59257602 said:

– Constable Hawu. Aibo, while we’re here, has anyone checked to see if Thabo Bester is still in prison? Maybe he’ll come home for the holidays.

@phillibecks added:

in South Africa they stole R1.8 million and the bail is R5,000. The justice system in this country is the worst in the world.”

@TransparencySA said:

“The bail amount is too low.”

Lesly London said:

“Let them be released with immediate effect. We can’t afford to be served by corrupt cops who rob people. That means they’ve been stealing for a long time.

@Someoak1 added:

“5 thousand bail for theft of R1.8 million?”

@rayale26 asked:

“Who in the police is not corrupt?”

Officers arrested for extortion

In a related article entitled Briefly News reported that seven police officers had been arrested on suspicion of extortion.

According to reports, the officers detained, among others: Durban businessman i he demanded 100,000 rupees for his release.

They detained the man after raiding his shop and then demanded money from his wife.

Source: Short News