The ten men who were arrested during Monday’s shootout with the police in Rosettenville appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court where the matter was postponed to 3 March.
They are facing charges of murder, attempted murder, possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition, possession of explosives, possession of hijacked vehicles, and conspiracy to commit a cash-in-transit heist.
Eight suspects were also shot dead during an exchange of fire with police in the south of Johannesburg.
One was a former South African National Defence Force soldier, while seven others are still on the run.
“They were part of at least 25 suspects who were accosted during a Crime Intelligence led operation where their alleged plans to commit a CIT robbery were intercepted by a multidisciplinary team led by the National CIT Task Team in Moffatview, in the south of Johannesburg. The case has been postponed to the 3rd of March 2022 for verification of addresses as well as legality confirmation of identified foreign nationals,” says spokesperson, Brigadier Thandi Mbambo.
Minister Bheki Cele visited the scene of the crime:
