A former Hawks “policeman gone rogue” was jailed for 15 years on Wednesday for stealing confiscated guns and possession of ammunition and explosives.
In June, Durban regional court magistrate Anand Maharaj found former warrant officer Daniel Reynecke, 64, guilty of a string of offences related to the theft of firearms from police custody and possession of ammunition.
He found the former police officer showed no remorse for his crimes and took cognisance of a probation officer’s unpromising report. “[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.
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