Evidence that South African special forces murdered top detective shared with BBC
Frans Mathipa was shot while driving - we got access to the prosecution case against eight accused men.
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""You can appoint 10 investigating officers; we will kill all of them.""
— Maj Sunnybooi Wambi , Other
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Abdella Abadigga is an alleged Islamic State militant who was once granted temporary asylum in South Africa.
Col Tollie Vreugdenburg is the former head of counter-terrorism in The Hawks.
Frans Mathipa was a respected senior police detective who was shot dead while investigating a case.
Maj Sunnybooi Wambi is one of the men charged with the murder of Lt Col Frans Mathipa.
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Frans Mathipa was shot while driving - we got access to the prosecution case against eight accused men.
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