George
Valke, polisie red Egiptenaar
Twee vas vir mensehandel
Die elite Suid-Afrikanse polisie eenheid, die Valke, het ‘n 49-jarige vermeende menshandelaar, Emaed Ibrahim Hikal, agter tralies gesit.
Die Valke se George-gebaseerde ernstige misdaad ondersoek-span is deur die Bredasdorp-polisie bygestaan nadat hulle inligting ontvang het oor ‘n moontlike mensehandel slagoffer in Oudtshoorn.
Die Valke se ondersoek het getoon Emaed het die slagoffer na bewering vanaf Egipten na Suid-Afrika gelok omdat hy werkloos was. Die verdagte het na bewering aangebied om die slagoffer in Suid-Afrika in diens te neem.
Dinge het egter lelik uitgedraai toe die verdagte die slagoffer se reisdokumente konfiskeer, hom na bewering sonder betaling laat werk en aangerand.
Eamed het op 28 April 2026 sy eerste verskyning in die Oudtshoorn-landdroshof gemaak. Die saak is uitgestel tot 30 April 2026.
Hy is die tweede verdagte wat in die saak gearresteer is. Amado Hikal (27), is op 24 Maart 2026 gearresteer en het reeds in die hof verskyn. Amado sal ook weer op 30 April 2026 verskyn vir ‘n borgtogaansoek.
Egyptian lured to SA and assaulted
Arrests in human trafficking case
While South Africans celebrated Freedom Day on 27 April 2026, the Hawks’ George based Serious Organised Crime Investigation team took away the freedom of 49-year-old suspected human trafficker, Emaed Ibrahim Hikal.
The Hawks, the elite South African police unit, was assisted by Bredasdorp police after receiving information about a possible victim of trafficking in Oudtshoorn.
Meticulous investigation by the Hawks revealed that the victim was lured by the suspect to come to South Africa from Egypt as he was unemployed. The suspect allegedly offered to employ the victim in South Africa.
When he arrived his travel documents were confiscated by the suspect and the victim allegedly worked without pay and was assaulted.
Eamaed made his first appearance in the Oudtshoorn Magistrates Court on 28 April 2026. The matter was postponed to 30 April 2026.
This is the second suspect who is behind bars in this matter. Amado Hikal (27), was arrested on 24 March 2026 and has already appeared in court. Amado will also appear again on 30 April 2026 for a bail application.