The arrested officers from the Cato Manor organised crime unit applied to the Durban High Court late yesterday afternoon to have their warrants of arrest set aside.

But Judge Trevor Gorven postponed the application indefinitely and ordered that they apply for bail today in the Durban Regional Court.

His order came after a day of confusion and anger over the way the 20 policemen were arrested by a team led by their Hawks colleagues.

The disbanded unit was part of the Hawks.

The men were at the unit's head office on Tuesday with lawyer Carl van der Merwe after hearing they were to be arrested on charges of murder, assault and unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition that night.

Van der Merwe wrote to Hawks head Anwa Dramat earlier in the week to state that the men would cooperate fully.

While at their office early yesterday, more than 60 police, led by Major-General Ntebo Mabula, Hawks head in North West, swooped on their homes in Durban. Two officers were arrested in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, and one on the West Rand.

In court papers filed yesterday, Van der Merwe said Mabula refused to give him a copy of the affidavit that supported the arrests. He said the affidavit submitted in application for the search warrant was a clear "rip-off".

Hawks spokesman McIntosh Polela said an undisclosed amount of counterfeit cash, stolen property and dockets were seized in the raid.

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Jun 21, 2012

Real-Mogwanthi

I see war in SA sooner than we think...every1 is just corrupt enje and i blame the bloody goverment for not playing thier role as a good leader!
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Jun 21, 2012

Mapholobakay1

Good riddance! ukito (their name in Durban) has been used by politicians, businessmen and taxi owners to carry out hits. They were corrupt to the core. Insted of arresting cash heist criminals they would k!ll them and took the money for themself. May they rot in jail.
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Jun 21, 2012

MsKinkyakaKamaSutra

A unit that is intended to fight corruption and or crime finds intself on the wrong side of the law. The very same law that it should be upholding.........

Damn, Saffers we are doomed and in reall big ka.ka
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Jun 21, 2012

pash22ZN

I applaud this...and having these men face the full might of the law will be an achievement and improve the trust and faith of our communities have in the SAPS. Not only have my family been a victim to the horrific crimes of these criminals who defy every principle of upholding the law but have also witnessed the brutality they inflicted on the families of their victims. I am glad because now a little bit of faith has been restored that nobody is above the law not even those who have terrorised our families showing no remorse to innocent women and children as well as their criminal victims.

My arguement here is not the innocence or guilt of their so-called criminal victims but rather the their long lived selfishness playing judge, jury and GOD with peoples lives.
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Jun 21, 2012

tpaz

These guys were becoming dangerous....corrupt cops are worse than criminals
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Jun 21, 2012

www.insurance-direct.co.za

Lets hope the dockets will not vanish into extremely thin air
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Jun 21, 2012

Real-Mogwanthi

They will walk free like nothing happened....this is SA!
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Jun 21, 2012

MommaC

I have heard so many conflicting stories about these guys that it is impossible to make up my mind if this is a good thing or not
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Jun 21, 2012

malcolm1

no wonder people turn against governments, its things like these
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Jun 21, 2012

Mporoz

Thank God, they slapped my brother in the face 7 years ago when he tried to open the case they discouraged him. Now they must face the music.
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