Johannesburg - A 49-year-old officer from the Linden police station is due to appear in the Hillbrow Magistrate Court on Monday on charges of defeating the ends of justice.
The officer allegedly stopped his colleagues from the Parkview police station from arresting a man wanted for an assault charge, Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said in a statement.
The officer, who apparently knew where the suspect was, was taken to the Rosebank police cells and warned to appear in court on Monday. He would also face a disciplinary inquiry.