GAUTENG. – Ntsumbedzeni Mulungani Mphego (57), a former Major-General of the police service, has been released on bail after appearing in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on a charge of unlawful possession of ammunition.
Magaboke Mohlatlole, NPA spokesperson, says more than 100 rounds of ammunition were allegedly found on six July this year during a search at Mphego's home in Midstream Estate. The search was part of the ongoing investigation into the death of General Mfazi, in which Mphego is also a suspect. Further investigation has according to the NPA revealed that the ammunition allegedly belongs to the state and was specifically manufactured for use by the police.
Mphego retired from the police service in September 2009 and apparently did not have the necessary permit or authorisation to possess the ammunition. The state did not oppose bail and he was released on R5 000 bail. The matter has been postponed for the handing over of the dossier contents to three November.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
