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  "id": 439206,
  "title": "The most handcuffed man in SA? The cases piling up against Julius Mkhwanazi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/the-most-handcuffed-man-in-sa-the-cases-piling-up-against-julius",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/mercury/news/2026-08-10-the-most-handcuffed-man-in-sa-the-cases-piling-up-against-julius-mkhwanazi/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Criminal charges continue to pile up against suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Brig. Julius Mkhwanazi, who has been arrested four times this year in separate investigations, placing him at the centre of one of the country’s most serious law enforcement scandals.",
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        "title": "The most handcuffed man in SA? The cases piling up against Julius Mkhwanazi",
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        "published": "2026-08-09T10:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}