In 2003 and 2016 Daniel Reynecke was convicted of unlawful possession of firearms and given a suspended sentence.
“During the assessment the accused maintained his innocence, a sign of not accepting responsibility for his actions,” said Maharaj.He agreed with prosecutors Annelize Harrison and Yolisa Nyakata, who described the accused as a"policeman gone rogue".
“[Members of] society look to law enforcement to assist and protect them. They expect them to be persons of integrity and beyond reproach. This type of behaviour goes against the ethos of police to serve and protect people,” Maharaj said. It emerged in court that Reynecke was a no-show on a previous occasion and had told his attorney, Thobile Sigcau, he was considering suicide.
Maharaj noted the proliferation of firearms in KwaZulu-Natal and said he hoped the sentence would serve as a deterrent to police officers contemplating similar conduct.
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