National police commissioner General Fannie Masemola allegedly authorised the use of a police helicopter and a communication interception device known as a grabber, and the spending of thousands of rands in the hunt for the suspects linked to the theft of millions of dollars in cash from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm in Limpopo.
These startling claims are contained in classified “security breach” reports within the SA Police Service (SAPS) crime intelligence unit. The use of state resources happened in spite of the fact that no theft case had been opened with the police at that point.