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Madlanga Commission: Hawks officer struggles to explain why he blew sting operation cover

Published by News24 · South Africa 9 h ago
Warrant Officer Phuti Eric Mashala, a Hawks investigating officer, at the Madlanga Commission.
Warrant Officer Phuti Eric Mashala, a Hawks investigating officer, at the Madlanga Commission. · News24

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A Hawks investigator who set up a sting operation to catch those bribing him to make a robbery docket disappear could not explain to the Madlanga Commission why he told a colleague suspected of involvement in the bribe about it, ruining the operation before anyone could be arrested.

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