JOHANNESBURG - Police Crime Intelligence boss, Dumisani Khumalo, along with five of his six co-accused, have been granted R10,000 bail each.
This is despite the group requesting as little as R1,000.
The Magistrate at the Pretoria Magistrate's Court said the amount was an insult to the justice system and refused.
A seventh accused, Philani Lushaba, faces a pending corruption case and has to reapply for bail under a Schedule 6 offence.
The others face a schedule 5 offence as they have no other cases.
The group face four charges of corruption and fraud amounting to R1 million.
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Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says the Commissioner is still waiting for a report on the case.
Mathe says the alleged involvement of senior crime intelligence officers in corruption is disappointing and concerning, as 90% of the police's successes are driven by the unit.