Referred to as: Traffic Officer · traffic officer
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Advocate Baloyi accuses Chief Mashaba of associating himself with a team making a planned arrest outside his traffic officer duties, questioning his role in the process.
“Certain words from Advocate Baloyi SC”
Mashaba's presence at the crime scene as a traffic officer and lack of reasonable explanation made him a suspect until proven otherwise.
“His presence at the crime scene as a traffic officer and lack of reasonable explanation made him a suspect until the contrary was proved and he was treated as such.”
A Traffic Officer named Mashaba was involved in conducting a drug bust, which is questioned as not being part of his job description.
“it was our concern that why , especially with Mashaba as a Traffic Officer , but he told us that you normally get this kind of information ... and then you normally assist with this kind of operation .”
Concern that a Traffic Officer is conducting a drug bust operation outside his jurisdiction and job scope.
“What is a Traffic Officer doing , conducting a drug bust ?”
Traffic Officer in Vereeniging was leading a drug bust operation chasing a truck from Sedibeng to Johannesburg, which is questioned as not in his job scope.
“here is a Traffic Officer in Vereeniging who is leading , because he is the leader ... conducting a drug bust . They are chasing it in Ekurhuleni , outside of Sedibeng . They are chasing it all the way to Johannesburg , outside of Sedibeng”
Traffic Officer has no business inspecting containers for drugs or arresting owners/recipients, outside normal duties.
“He has no business opening containers and finding out that there are drugs in those containers and arresting owners of those containers or the recipients of the goods that are in the container”
Warrant Officer Magane and one SAPS member and a traffic officer opened the container and handled the bags without waiting for other relevant components to arrive, despite no urgency.
“...it is just the two of you, one SAPS member and one traffic officer...You did not wait for relevant components... there was nothing urgent at that point.”
At the drug bust crime scene, many people including Warrant Officer Magane, Mashaba, traffic officers, and Scania employees handled bags with their bare hands which seriously tampered with the crime scene.
“A number of people, you, the traffic officer, Mashaba, Scania employees, all of you handle all of those bags with your bare hands. That is serious tampering.”
The complainant in the IPID investigation was Mr Mashaba and three police officers who were arrested, including a traffic officer and two police officers, plus a private individual.
“the complainant ... Mr Mashaba ... the three police officers who were arrested ... the traffic officer and the two police officers, and then the private individual”