SAPS intensifica buscas por suspeitos de crimes de grande repercussão

A comissária nacional interina da polícia, Puleng Dimpane, ordenou operações policiais em todo o país para localizar suspeitos de vários crimes de grande repercussão na África do Sul.

A tenente-general Puleng Dimpane declarou que o combate ao crime no país está longe de terminar. Ela orientou os agentes a concentrarem-se em operações baseadas em inteligência para deter os envolvidos em incidentes graves recentes. Os casos sob investigação ativa incluem um assalto à mão armada na residência da ex-ministra de gabinete Naledi Pandor, o assassinato de sete pessoas em Khayamandi, Stellenbosch, e o homicídio de um casal na seção de Pafuri do Parque Nacional Kruger. O veículo do casal continua desaparecido. Dimpane confirmou que a SAPS utilizará todos os recursos disponíveis para levar os perpetradores à justiça. A diretriz foi emitida em 23 de maio de 2026.

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