GAUTENG. – Shadrack Mongo Sibiya (59), former deputy national police commissioner, has been denied bail in a case in which he faces five charges relating to alleged rape, human trafficking and the sexual grooming of a child for exploitation.
The Randburg Magistrate's Court ruled that he will not be released on bail. The case has been postponed to 24 November for further investigation. Kaizer Kganyago, NPA spokesman, says the state argued that the complainants are vulnerable and their safety could be at risk if Sibiya is released. The state also warned of the possibility that witnesses could be intimidated or evidence tampered with.
According to the NPA, the charges include allegations that a child was sexually groomed via electronic communication for exploitation between 20 July and 3 August 2026, as well as an alleged rape of an adult woman on 16 May 2026. The human trafficking charge relates to allegations involving three people.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
