Constable Thabiso Pule Molefe and Constable Paseka Matena dismissed for kidnapping and extortion.

Posted by admin on 2025-06-10 11:44:53 |

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SAPS has dismissed 2 of it's officers following their arrest for kidnapping and extortion in a case that has sent shockwaves through Gauteng.

Constables Thabiso Pule Paul Molefe (32) and Paseka Matena (33), both members of the SAPS Highway Patrol Unit, were arrested by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) earlier this year in connection with a case opened in Springs.

The two officers were found guilty following internal disciplinary hearings conducted under the SAPS Discipline Regulations of 2016. Both have been sanctioned with dismissal, pending final confirmation by the Provincial Commissioner.

Public reaction to the arrests and dismissals has been swift. Ian Cameron, DA Member of Parliament and well-known policing accountability advocate, took to social media to praise the outcome. “SOME GOOD NEWS: DIRTY COPS OUT,” he wrote, highlighting this as a meaningful example of consequence management in the SAPS.

Source: The citizen.