There is a strong police presence this morning outside Kempton Magistrate’s Court on Monument Road in anticipation of the court appearance of two brigadiers arrested yesterday on charges of fraud and corruption.

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The road in front of the court has been blocked off with numerous officers from EMPD and other SAPS units on scene.

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Yesterday the Express reported that Brig Vish Naidoo, spokesperson for the SAPS National Commissioner, confirmed that members of the Western Cape Anti-Gang Unit assisted by the National Anti-Corruption Unit arrested two senior officers, both with the rank of brigadier, in Gauteng.

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“The brigadiers have been arrested for their alleged involvement in fraud, defeating the administration of justice and contravention of the Firearms Control Act (Act 60/2000) in multiple case dockets in the areas of Edenvale, Kempton Park and Norwood,” Naidoo told Express yesterday.

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