Allegedly beaten, wrongly arrested, jailed, freed and only then asked for a bribe

18 December 2024 - 06:10
By Hendrik Hancke

“At the start of this December a detective called me from a police phone. He said my docket was still open, but the evidence was light enough that he could make it go away if I paid a fine of R5,000.”

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