Hawks arrest man planning to assassinate ‘state capture beneficiaries’
The Hawks arrested a "coup plotter" on Wednesday who was allegedly planning to assassinate 19 people including members of the cabinet‚ state owned entities and prominent South Africans. Those in the crosshairs were allegedly "officials perceived as state capture beneficiaries"‚ according to a statement issued late on Wednesday by Hawks spokesman Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi. During October 2016 the Hawks intercepted communication related to "possible assassinations" being planned against various targets. "The Hawks acted upon the information received and conducted undercover operations in Pretoria and Johannesburg which lead to the arrest of a 23-year-old African male for allegedly plotting to assassinate officials perceived as state capture beneficiaries. Almost 19 individuals were targeted and their names will only be divulged in court‚" said the statement. "The suspect and a founder member of the Anti- State Capture Death Squad Alliance (ASCDSA) was arrested on the 26th April 2017...
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