Police in South Africa have said that some of the people suspected of being behind the murder of rapper AKA are behind bars, while a manhunt has been initiated to apprehend more suspects that are on the run.
Police made the announcement as the musician’s fans and family commemorated the one-year-anniversary of the rapper’s death.
AKA was shot and killed alongside longtime friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane on February 10 outside a Durban restaurant.
National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said police were working with the Director of Public Prosecutions in KwaZulu-Natal to bring the alleged murderers to justice. Some, she said, were already in custody, albeit for different matters.
“We have gathered critical evidence. From what has been communicated. We have made progress, we have positive evidence linking identified suspects, others are in custody related to other matters. Others are on the run, and the team is hot on their heels,” she said.
Mathe said limited communication on the subject should not be mistaken for inactivity.
“The limited communication was not at all intended to undermine any of the affected families. We will however endeavour to improve on this in the near future.”
However, despite the disclosure by the police, they still faced criticism from forensic investigator Calvin Rafadi, who said he found it disappointing that on the one-year anniversary, the police had only come out to indicate that they had found the gun and car used in committing the crime.
“There is no way for them to identify them and not charge them unless they are recruiting them as State witnesses, which would also be difficult as the law does not allow for more than one person to be a witness.
“Police should not delay charging these people because we don’t want to see a situation where they (the suspects) may be released on a technicality.” Telly Africa
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