Crime Intelligence Officer

Crime Intelligence officer is using police resources to help Carnilinx target a competitor, Protobac, under the guise of law enforcement.

“Crime Intelligence officer whose job is to police illicit tobacco market who is complementing a player in the tobacco market for essentially doing the work of Crime Intelligence in relation to a competitor of his...the Crime Intelligence resources are being used to enable Carnilinx to take out a competitor or to raid a competitor in the name of the law.”

The inquiry is focused on whether a SAPS Crime Intelligence officer acted as a conduit for private, commercial, or criminal interests and compromised law enforcement structures.

“It is directed at whether a SAPS officer, a Crime Intelligence officer, a senior member of the service was a conduit for private, commercial or criminal interests and whether they were able to gain access or influence or corrupt or compromise law enforcement structures.”

Colonel Jacob, Warrant Officer Mpangase, and Warrant Officer Sibiya are the only three people from the same unit involved in leaving the crime scene with the exhibits.

“we know that we had Colonel Jacob, Mpangase, who we know was specifically requested by the Crime Intelligence Officer , and they rope in Warrant Officer Sibiya. So it is the three of them, all from the same unit”

Brigadier Nyuswa accepts that the evidence chain was compromised because exhibits were not placed in bags immediately at the crime scene, but explains that this is a practical reality often due to operational constraints, and asserts that the risks of wrongdoing are minimal when a small, specifically selected, connected team is involved rather than unrelated multiple teams.

“chain of evidence is already compromised when they leave ... Sometimes it is practically not possible ... Most cases, when these incidents are occurring, there is multiple people ... The chances of anyone doing something wrong are very minimal ... except in cases where they are all acting in concert ... You have got a team of specifically selected people ... Two of them say they were selected by the Crime Intelligence Officer ... So your reasoning that it is unlikely that anyone would do anything inappropriate when there are multiple players does not apply in this case ... I concede”

Magane is a CIMAC officer at the police station and not a Crime Intelligence Officer, so it is incorrect for him to refer to himself as such.

“So he is not a Crime Intelligence Officer? No, he is not.”