Witness D, Marius van der Merwe, was murdered in December roughly three weeks after testifying on the Madlanga Fee.
The Madlanga Fee of Inquiry into police corruption has praised the arrest of a suspect linked to the homicide of the person often called Witness D.
Marius van der Merwe was gunned down in his driveway in December, with police confirming an arrest was made this weekend.
The suspect is due within the Brakpan Justice of the Peace’s Courtroom on Monday.
‘Guarantee justice for the households’
Van der Merwe appeared earlier than the fee underneath the title Witness D on 14 November and was murdered on 5 December.
The fee welcomed the arrest and reward Van der Merwe for his position in aidng the fee’s goals.
“His bravery helped to uncover allegations of great wrongdoing within the Metropolis of Ekurhuleni and the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Division,”
“The fee urges the related legislation enforcement companies to make sure justice for the households of all these affected by people who find themselves trying to withstand accountability for his or her alleged acts of criminality,” mentioned fee spokesperson Jeremy Michaels.
Alleged shooter arrested
Police confirmed on Sunday that the suspect arrested is believed to the Van der Merwe’s shooter.
A warrant of arrest was issued earlier within the week and executed on Saturday.
“The car believed to have been used on the day Witness D was murdered has been seized,” police said.
Van der Merwe turned a goal quickly after his Madlanga Fee testimony, that two males tried to run him off the street earlier than exchanging fireplace together with his assailants.
A primary responder to Van der Merwe’s homicide scene and an individual shut of the sufferer mentioned that they may not imagine what had occurred.
“He was all about justice. Marius was obsessed with cleansing up corruption and searching for out justice for everybody, it doesn’t matter what. He was a hero in our group.”
*Extra reporting by Hein Kaiser
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