Eight Western Cape cops in dock on extortion charges

CAPE TOWN - There has been an increase in police officers being arrested for being on the wrong side of the law.

Eight Western Cape Police officers and one ex-policeman appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on robbery and extortion charges.

It’s alleged they extorted two shops owned by Chinese nationals at a shopping mall in Milnerton.

An undisclosed amount of money was taken, allegedly as protection money.

Ayesha Ismail was in court and brings us this story in the video above.