An actor and two other suspects have been arrested on a series of charges which include impersonating a police officer, kidnapping and extortion, the Hawks said on Sunday.
Hawks spokesperson Captain Ndivhuwo Mulamu said the actor and his co-accused were arrested on Friday at Southgate Mall, south of Johannesburg, for allegedly attempting to extort money from a businessman. Extortion suspects cannot be named before pleading in court.
When they arrived at the house, the businessman claimed that the man took out diamonds and placed it on a table. "One of the suspects jumped into the complainant’s [businessman's] vehicle to collect the money and he was arrested after the exchange.
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