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Court adjourns bail application of 12 SA soldiers accused of murder

Date: Jul 3, 2025

The bail application of 12 South African (SA) National Defence Force (SANDF) Special Task Force members has been adjourned to Friday by the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in the city of Johannesburg

This is for the verification of the address of one of the accused. The group faces charges related to the 2023 murder of police specialist investigator, Lieutenant Colonel Frans Mathipa.

They are also facing charges relating to the kidnapping and disappearance of Ethiopian national and alleged ISIS leader Abdella Abadiga in December 2022.

Mathipa was reportedly investigating the disappearance of Abadiga, when he was gunned down in August 2023.

--SABC--

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