Police Minister Bheki Cele says the police are closing in on the suspects linked to the murder of SA artist Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes. He added, however, that the police need time in order to ensure a watertight case.
POLICE Minister Bheki Cele said that the police are closing in on the suspects linked to the murder of SA artist Kiernan “AKA” Forbes. However, the minister added that the police need time in order to ensure a watertight case.
Speaking during a media briefing on the police’s recent takedown successes, Cele said arrests are imminent in the AKA case.
“The cars have been found, people have been identified, even the firearm that was used has been found. So they are chasing the person and are not very far off from dealing the final blow to this case,” Cele said.
He pleaded for the police to be given time to investigate the matter.
“The police must resist the push that might end up breaking their case before they achieve the proper investigation. The investigation is continuing,” Cele said.
Last month, it was reported that the police have identified the suspects who shot AKA and his friend, prominent chef Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane. According to KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhanhla Mkhwanazi, investigators had painstakingly analysed all the phone calls that were made in the area where Forbes and Motsoane were killed and built a picture of who was making them and who they were communicating with.
Speaking to eNCA, Mkhwanazi said investigators have downloaded and analysed data from over 25 cellphones.
Mkhwanazi said that the team of investigators, comprising some of the most seasoned officers in the province, pored over hours and hours of CCTV video that they used to link potential suspects and the phones they were using to communicate with each other.
AKA and Tibz were gunned down as they were leaving the Wish restaurant in Florida Road in Durban on February 10.
