SAPS must be held liable for putting guns in the hands of murderers
Pioneering class action suit seeks justice for victims killed and maimed by weapons stolen from police stocks
14 May 2023 - 00:00
There is a great deal of concern about violent crime in South Africa, but one crime that plumbs the depths of immorality involves police officers who sold firearms held in state stocks to violent drug gangs...
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