WINDE REPORT: 28S GANG INFILTRATED COPS

WESTERN Cape Premier Alan Winde on Thursday finally released a report into claims that the notorious 28s gang wormed its way into senior police ranks — a report that backs up the allegations.

- BY BRANDON NEL

A CALL TO ACTION: Winde findings revealed

The probe was launched after Western Cape High Court Judge Daniel Thulare warned in a 2022 ruling that the 28s gang had infiltrated top police ranks — even gaining access to meetings with the provincial police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Thembisile Patekile, and his senior managers.

The report, seen by IOL, found that a complaint of unacceptable conduct against Patekile and his top brass was substantiated on a balance of probabilities.