This week, the Western Cape SAPS commercial crimes unit detectives along with the Anti-Gang Unit’s organised crime investigators made several arrests in Johannesburg, Eastern Cape and Cape Town.
Malusi Booi, the City of Cape Town’s former human settlements Mayco member, is alleged to be among those arrested, reports Cape {town} Etc.
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The arrests were made in connection with an investigation into alleged activities of fraud and corruption involving a tender linked to the City of Cape Town’s human settlements directorate.
The investigation initially commenced when investigators descended on City of Cape Town offices in March of last year and seized a number of items as part of an alleged probe.
The office belonged to Malusi Booi and following the raid, Booi was suspended from the mayoral committee and fired.
The police investigation revealed that Booi accepted cash gratifications from gang members.
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The investigation came to a head this week as SAPS members are alleged to have arrested Booi on Monday evening in the Eastern Cape, reports the Daily Maverick.
Following this, multiple arrests in connection with the case were made on Tuesday – three suspects in Johannesburg and another four suspects in Cape Town.
All suspects are to appear in front of the Cape Town Magistrates’ Court on charges relating to money laundering, racketeering, corruption and extortion fraud this Wednesday, 11 September.
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These arrests indicate progress in the investigation yet according to the South African Police Services, there remains the possibility of further arrests.
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