Two South African police reservists have been nabbed for having goods looted during an unrest in Gauteng in their possession.
According to the Police spokesperson, Colonel Brenda Muridili, the officers were arrested in Soweto while allegedly offloading the goods from a marked police van at a time when they were on duty.
The police officers stationed at the Protea Glen police station, were in possession of items worth around R90 000 and they include electric appliances, clothes, groceries, a generator and sound systems.
Muridili stated:
“Police from Soweto operationalised information received from the Intelligence Coordinating Committee, which led to the arrest of two on-duty reservist constables found in possession of property alleged to have been stolen during the incidents of looting of businesses in Soweto.”
It was gathered that the officers were among 1,234 people who were taken into custody during the unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. Muridili said 549 people were arrested in KwaZulu-Natal and 683 in Gauteng.
