SHOCKING TWIST: "WITNESS K" ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH R14.9M PRECIOUS STONES ROBBERY

In a dramatic development, the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officer known as "Witness K" has been arrested in connection with the February 2023 theft of high-grade precious stones valued at nearly R15 million. 

Her arrest follows her own explosive, self-incriminating testimony before the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria, where she confessed to her role in plotting the robbery of the rare sugilite and manganese stones from an apartment in Killarney, Johannesburg.

Key Highlights of the Case:

• The Confession: Witness K previously admitted to the Commission that she used information from an informant to orchestrate a bogus police raid alongside her former boyfriend, suspended EMPD Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi. She confessed to receiving a R22,000 cut after the R14.9 million stash was unlawfully seized and later sold for just R110,000.

• The Falling Dominoes: Her arrest adds another layer to the widening corruption scandal. Just yesterday, the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court granted R5,000 bail each to EMPD officers Adrian MacKenzie and Kersha Leigh Stols, who claim they were merely executing Mkhwanazi's direct commands during the staged search-and-seizure operation. 

• Direct Accusations: The arrest comes as Mkhwanazi recently returned to the Commission, actively shifting the blame back onto Witness K and accusing her of being the ultimate mastermind behind the entire heist scheme.

With the state now locking up the very insider who blew the lid off the operation, the legal battle is expected to intensify as prosecutors piece together the full scale of the syndicate.

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