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Mabasa v Minister of Police (14551/2019) [2025] ZAGPPHC 718 (15 July 2025)
High Court found the plaintiff’s arrest and detention by police unlawful for lack of a properly grounded suspicion, and awarded R735,000 in damages.
Van deVenter v Minister of Police (87269/15) [2021] ZAGPPHC 64 (15 January 2021)
The High Court held that the plaintiff’s arrest and detention were lawful because he was found in possession of a firearm without a licence in his name.
Morrison v Minister of Safety & Security (80/2017) [2021] ZAECMHC 2 (12 January 2021)
The High Court held the defendant liable for unlawful arrest and detention after SAPS officers arrested the plaintiffs without a warrant and failed to justify the detention.
Bame v Minister of Police (77105/2016) [2019] ZAGPPHC 390 (8 August 2019)
High Court trial on unlawful arrest and detention claim. The court held the arrest was lawful under section 40(1)(b) and dismissed the plaintiff’s damages claim.
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