Two officers accused of raping and kidnapping a woman in Mooreesburg have been arrested.
Cape Town - The two police officers alleged to have raped and kidnapped a woman whom they offered a lift on a farm in Moorreesburg have been arrested.
Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) spokesperson, Phaladi Shuping, confirmed their arrest.
“They were arrested on February 15 2025.”
Shuping earlier said the allegations were that the officers had used a state vehicle and offered their 27-year-old victim a lift and then allegedly raped her.
Police spokesperson, André Traut, said Ipid was best suited to comment on the latest developments concerning the arrest and confirmed the victim had registered a case with the police.
The incident is believed to have taken place on February 8 just after 10:30pm near a gravel road in Moorreesburg.
It's alleged the victim was travelling to the residence of her boyfriend from her workplace on a farm when she was apparently offered a lift by two police officers who claimed they could take her to her destination.
In doing this, they apparently raped her more than five times including forcing her to allegedly perform oral sex and after dropping her off at her destination, they gave her five beers.
Earlier, Bernard Pieters, head of the Community Activation Cape Forum said the police were supposed to enforce the law, not break it.
He explained that a 2023 study concluded that less than 40% of the South African population trusted SAPS and that it was lower than the trust in the SABC or SARS.
Whistle blower, Zona Morton said a pandemic was growing within the police with police officers being accused of rape.
She urged the Provincial Commissioner to act immediately in providing GBV workshops for police members under his command.
The duo are the fifth case involving allegations of rape in the province.
In January, Constable Naveron Jacobs, an orderly who worked in the sexual crimes regional court at Blue Downs Magistrate’s Court allegedly raped a female remandee as she walked back to the holding cells.
In November, Constable Siyabonga Mbane, stationed at Mfuleni Police station was arrested followed by another on Christmas Day in Malmesbury.
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