South African former police chief accused of sex trafficking denied bail

Former Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sabira remains in custody after he was refused bail. In her ruling, the magistrate cited the tampering of evidence and also the threatening of witnesses. In an almost month-long bail application, we heard how the former National Police Commissioner allegedly groomed a 16-year-old and allegedly raped an 18-year-old woman after plying her and her friends with alcohol at a Sandton strip club. Today, the magistrate found that the applicant, Sabira, has failed to justify his bail application by not proving exceptional circumstances for his release on bail women focused organizations in South Africa had called for bail to be refused this is against the backdrop of 11 women bodies found in a very short space of of time in in Gauteng and after these murders took place or at the height of of these murders the national deputy national commissioner was arrested and stronger calls came to to fight against gender-based violence meanwhile Sabira is no longer a member of the South African Police service he resigned and his resignation followed a disciplinary hearing which also means that his resignation was classified as a dishonorable discharge. His court case is due to start again on the 24th of November.