Evidence that South African Special Forces Murdered Top Detective Shared with BBC The recent charges against seven members of South Africa's special forces for the murder of Lt Col Frans Mathipa have sent shockwaves through a country already grappling with allegations of corruption and human rights abuses.
The case raises disturbing questions about the culture of impunity within the military's elite units.
Mathipa, a highly respected officer with over 20 years of service, was investigating Abdella Abadigga, an alleged Islamic State militant who had been granted temporary asylum in South Africa but was later arrested abroad and smuggled back into the country to be used as an intelligence asset.