South African former police chief accused of sex trafficking denied bail
South Africa's former deputy national commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, has been denied bail. He is facing charges of rape, trafficking and is accused of sexually grooming a child. Investigators had argued that his accusers would be in danger if he was let out. FRANCE 24's correspondent Eunice Masson reports.
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