Ababili ababengamaphoyisa, uSergeant George Phaahla (41) kanye noConstable Zachariah Magopa (41), bagcinwe esitokisini yiNkantolo yeMantshi yaseVaalbank ngecala lokugebenga imali.
Ukuvela kwabo kuza ngemuva kokuba beboshwe ithimba elihlanganisa iSerious Organised Crime Investigation ezinze eMiddelburg, Crime Intelligence Covert Section, Mpumalanga kanye ne-Ekangala Flying Squad, elibambe izincwadi ezigunyaza ukuboshwa kwe-J50 ngokulandelana.
Imibiko ikhomba ukuthi mhla zi-1 kuNhlolanja wezi-2021, isibalo esingaziwa sabesilisa base-Afrika bahlasela imoto yezikhali i-G4S endaweni yaseSenotlelo, yahamba no-R5.8 million. Icala lidluliselwe ophikweni oluzinze eMiddelburg iSerious Organised Crime Investigation ukuze kuqhutshekwe nophenyo.
Ngesikhathi kuqhubeka uphenyo, amaphoyisa amabili esiteshini samaphoyisa eVaalbank ayathinteka kulobu bugebengu kanti olunye uphenyo luveze ukuthi uSgt Phaahla usebenzise imoto kahulumeni ukuqoqa izibhamu Kwa-Mhlanga wazinika uConstable Magopa.
Lezi zibhamu zasetshenziswa ukuhlasela i-G4S AV, futhi womabili amaphoyisa aboshwa, futhi womabili avuma. Kutholwe izimoto ezenze lobu bugebengu, kwatholakala nezinye izimoto ezimbili
Ngesikhathi kuqhubeka uphenyo, amaphoyisa amabili esiteshini samaphoyisa eVaalbank ayathinteka kulobu bugebengu kanti olunye uphenyo luveze ukuthi uSgt Phaahla usebenzise imoto kahulumeni ukuqoqa izibhamu Kwa-Mhlanga wazinika uConstable Magopa.
Lezi zibhamu zasetshenziswa ukuhlasela i-G4S AV, futhi womabili amaphoyisa aboshwa, futhi womabili avuma. Kutholwe izimoto ezenze lobu bugebengu, kwatholakala nezinye izimoto ezimbili.
Ngesikhathi kuqhubeka uphenyo kuthathwe isamba semali esingadalulwanga kuConstable Magopa. Zombili lezi zikhulu zamaphoyisa zivele phambi kwenkantolo yeMantshi yaseVaalbank ngomhlaka-11 February 2021.
Umsolwa wesithathu, uBongumusa Jele, uboshwe eKanyamazane wafakwa enkantolo kanye nomunye ummangalelwa. Idokodo lamacala livele izikhathi eziningi phambi kwenkantolo yeMantshi yaseVaalbank kwaze kwaba umhla zingama-25 kuNcwaba wezi-2021, lapho lachithwa khona ngenxa yemibiko yezobunhloli.
Uphenyo lwaqhubeka, futhi kwatholakala zonke izindaba ezisasele kanye nemibiko yezobunhloli. Idokodo lidluliselwe kuMshushisi woMphakathi okuholele ekutheni bobathathu abasolwa baphinde baboshwe baphinde babuyiselwa enkantolo.
Ngomhla ziyi-17 kuZibandlela wezi-2024, OwayenguConst Magopa waboshwa ne-J50 eSiyabuswa, wavalelwa ezitokisini zaseVaalbank.