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South Africa: Slain Detective Charl Kinnear Was On the Trail of 'Gauteng Mafia'
Daily Maverick, 1 October 2020
Sources close to Kinnear have revealed that the detective, who was investigating a nationwide gun-licensing racket involving SAPS officials and gangsters, was closing in on the… Read more »
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South Africa: In 2019, Kinnear Submitted Detailed Complaint to Police Bosses - Only to Be Met With Inertia and Reluctance to Prosecute
Daily Maverick, 29 September 2020
The assassination of Anti-Gang Unit Section Commander Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear has exposed how deeply the underworld is intertwined with the South African Police Services. Read more »
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South Africa: Kinnear Suspect, Zane Kilian, Believed to Have Played a Key Role in Assassination Plot, Charged With Murder
Daily Maverick, 25 September 2020
The addition of murder to the charge sheet that faces former pro rugby player Zane Kilian, arrested in connection with the murder of Anti-Gang Unit section head, Lieutenant-Colonel… Read more »
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South Africa: Former Rugby Player Arrested in Kinnear Investigation Set to Appear in Cape Town Court
Daily Maverick, 24 September 2020
Investigators used the same cellphone technology that the suspect allegedly used to track the cellphone of murdered Anti-Gang Unit Lieutenant Charl Kinnear to arrest a 39-year-old… Read more »
Slain South African Top Cop Was Closing in on 'Gauteng Mafia'
A team dispatched to Cape Town by Police Minister Bheki Cele is investigating who in the South African Police Service (SAPS) gave the order to remove protection from the home of assassinated Anti-Gang Unit section head Charl Kinnear. Sources close to Kinnear allege that the detective, who was investigating a nationwide gun-licensing racket involving SAPS officials and gangsters, was closing in on the 'Gauteng mafia' and its illicit gold and diamond dealings.
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The killings of Lieutenant Colonel Charl Kinnear and Sergeant Thabile Mapoma have sparked outrage across the South African Police Service. Lieutenant Colonel Charl Kinnear was, at ... Read more »
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Suspected underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack, who is facing extortion and intimidation charges in Cape Town, has been arrested yet again, for threatening club owners in ... Read more »
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Bruce Hendricks, the lawyer for alleged gangster Colin Booysen, has told the Cape Town Magistrate's Court that controversial businessman Mark Lifman controls police, particularly ... Read more »
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Alleged criminal kingpins Nafiz Modack, Colin Booysen, Ashley Fields, Jacques Cronje and Carl Lakay have been held in custody since 15 December 2017 when they were arrested as part ... Read more »
