Evidence that South African special forces murdered top detective shared with BBC
They deny the charges.There has been no date scheduled for their trial, and there are concerns it will never go ahead, because three of the men charged with his murder have refused to comply with a court order revoking their bail. "You can appoint 10 investigating officers; we will kill all of them," said the warning, according to police.South Africa: Anatomy of a cover-upAfrica Eye uncovers a disturbing story of power, secrecy and murder. Abadigga had gone on to extort Johannesburg's Ethiopian neighbourhood, sources in the community told us.
- ▪They deny the charges.There has been no date scheduled for their trial, and there are concerns it will never go ahead, because three of the men charged with his murder have refused to comply with a court order revoking their bail.
- ▪"You can appoint 10 investigating officers; we will kill all of them," said the warning, according to police.South Africa: Anatomy of a cover-upAfrica Eye uncovers a disturbing story of power, secrecy and murder.
- ▪Abadigga had gone on to extort Johannesburg's Ethiopian neighbourhood, sources in the community told us.
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Evidence that South African special forces murdered top detective shared with BBCImage source, Mathipa familyImage caption, Lt Col Frans Mathipa was a respected detective and father of five ByYeshiel Panchia, Dino Mahtani and Nick Norman-Butler, BBC Eye Investigations Published1 hour agoSenior police detective Frans Mathipa had been fighting for four months to gain access to a crucial piece of information in the case he was working on. Finally, he was told, it was going to come his way.But he feared his pursuit of it could cost him his life.Two days later, his car was found overturned - he had been shot dead while driving.Now seven members of South Africa's special forces, and one military police officer, have been charged with murdering Lt Col Mathipa, a highly respected officer, in…
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