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Her case was remanded until April 30, 2024, for legal proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">According to Hawks spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Avele Fumba in an accident back to 2020 during lockdown, it is reported that Mali who was then in charge at Qhasa Police Station allegedly visited the premises of a complainant at Emakhuzeni liquor store at Mphetshwa location in Mbizana, where she identified herself as the Station Commander and apparently questioned the complainant about the liquor found on the premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Fumba said,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_527be96a\">\n<div class=\"text\">Despite the explanation provided by the complainant that the liquor was not for sale but for customers of a Bed and Breakfast business, it is further stated that she allegedly orchestrated the seizure of the alcohol and instructed a second police vehicle from her station to come and allegedly load all the liquor. 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