The State provisionally withdrew charges against Sibiya and former Hawks head Anwa Dramat in the Pretoria high court on Monday morning.
IPID spokesperson Moses Dlamini confirmed that he received reports that Tshabalala had poisoned himself
IPID has alleged that Snyman gave the Phahlanes vehicles which were paid for by a police contractor, who received billions in forensic contracts.
Ipid refers far fewer cases to the NPA than it receives each year; fewer still are ever convicted.
Sixteen police officers who belong to the so-called ‘Rambo Squad’ have been arrested in Ficksburg for allegedly assaulting members of the public.
Allegations by Crime Intelligence of irregular rendition may be part of a campaign to discredit the Hawks and its chief, Anwa Dramat.
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate says 15 police officers have appeared in the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court on a murder charge.
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is awaiting the results of the postmortem of an ANC councillor who died in Marikana over the weekend.
The Independent Complaints Directorate has said it is investigating an estimated 6 000 cases against the police.
The Independent Complaints Directorate is investigating a policeman who allegedly shot dead a woman motorist outside the Kempton Park police station.
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/ 17 September 2010
The policeman who allegedly fired the shot that killed a grade 10 pupil in the Free State, was arrested after the ICD heard accounts of the death.
The number of deaths in police custody or as a result of police action increased by 11% compared with the same period last year, a report by the Independent Complaints Directorate revealed on Monday. A total of 698 deaths occurred between April 2006 and March 2007, compared with 621 casualties in 2005/06.