By Nkhensani Chauke
The Western Cape is riddled with gangsterism, with the police in the province often accused of colluding with gangsters.
A report from the Independent Police Investigating Directorate (Ipid), which was declassified on Wednesday, reveals that nine police officers, including the former head of the province’s anti-gang unit, have been implicated the murder of the unit’s detective Charl Kinnear.
IPID announced its decision to declassify an investigation report into the conduct of the police officers following the Kinnear murder.
Of the nine officers implicated, seven were from the SA Police Service and two were from the Hawks.
They were brigadiers at both provincial and national crime intelligence, and three captains – one in crime intelligence, one in the provincial commissioner’s office and one in the anti-gang unit.
The investigative report was previously classified to protect sensitive information of witnesses, including implicated officers who were yet to be charged
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