The offices of Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu and that of National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi have been slapped with a R680 000 bill for wrongful arrest and prosecution.
Thabo Lentoro, of Rustenburg in the North West, was awarded the settlement after the Mahikeng High Court ruled that police failed to follow proper procedures in serving him a protection order, which led to him spending 14 horrific days in police detention.
Lentoro was arrested on December 1, 2020.
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