Evidence that South African special forces murdered top detective shared with BBC
Twelve members of the South African military have been arrested in total, including Lt Col Sunnybooi Wambi, and the current head of South Africa's special forces, Brig Gen Solomon Lechoenyo - both promoted to these positions since police first started investigating their roles in the case.
Now seven members of South Africa's special forces, and one military police officer, have been charged with murdering Lt Col Mathipa, a highly respected officer, in August 2023.
He was killed while driving, by rounds fired from high-velocity weapons which special forces would have had access to, according to South African police.
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