South Africa: Court denies bail to former deputy police chief

Author: AfricaNewsPublished on: October 20, 2026Country: South Africa

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South Africa: Court denies bail to former deputy police chief

A court in Randburg on Tuesday denied bail to Shadrack Sibiya, South Africa’s former deputy police chief, ruling that no exceptional circumstances justified his release. Prosecutors argued that freeing him could put witnesses at risk. Sibiya faces charges including the rape of an 18-year-old woman, human trafficking and sexually grooming a minor; arrested in September, he resigned earlier this month in a departure police authorities described as a disciplinary dismissal in disgrace. He is also implicated in a judicial inquiry into corruption in the police and alleged links between some officers and criminal networks.

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