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Big blow to rampant corruption
The Star
|August 20, 2025
IT IS rare for our law enforcement, prosecutors, and courts to receive commendation for their work, as the daily crime statistics often subject them to criticism.
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However, when they perform exceptionally, they deserve recognition.
Earlier this month, the Kimberley Division of the High Court delivered a significant blow to the rampant corruption in our nation.
Two directors of Defensor Security Services, Claudius Gerald Peterson and Gert Renier van Rooyen, along with the entity itself, were found guilty of fraud and contravention of the Public Finance Management Act | of 1999 and the Private Security Industry Regulation Act (PSIRA) 56 of 2001.
This story is from the August 20, 2025 edition of The Star.
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