Masemola e oficiais de alto escalão da SAPS têm data marcada em maio no tribunal devido ao escândalo da licitação da Medicare24

O comissário nacional de polícia Fannie Masemola e outros 12 oficiais da SAPS devem comparecer ao Tribunal de Magistrados de Pretória em 13 de maio devido a alegações de corrupção ligadas ao contrato da Medicare24, no valor de R360 milhões, após prisões anteriores no mesmo caso.

A Comissão de Inquérito Madlanga sobre a suposta infiltração do cartel 'Big Five' na polícia levou a várias prisões de oficiais de alto escalão. Em 13 de maio, Masemola e outros 12 oficiais da SAPS enfrentarão acusações ligadas ao polêmico contrato da Medicare24, concedido em junho de 2024.

O grupo, que inclui Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala e James Murray, é acusado de corrupção, fraude e violação da Lei de Gestão de Finanças Públicas. O contrato foi posteriormente cancelado após o pagamento de mais de R50 milhões.

Isso ocorre após as prisões, em março de 2026, de 12 oficiais da SAPS em conexão com a mesma licitação. Outras prisões separadas incluem as de Feroz Khan, da Inteligência Criminal, e do Major-General Ebrahim Kadwa em 10 de maio, por suposta posse ilegal de metais preciosos. O vice-chefe suspenso da Polícia Metropolitana de Ekurhuleni, Julius Mkhwanazi, também compareceu ao tribunal em 20 de abril.

Depoimentos perante a comissão detalharam a suposta infiltração do cartel de drogas “Big Five” em círculos políticos e de aplicação da lei.

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