Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi, suspended deputy chief of the EMPD, has been released on R5,000 bail as he confronts serious allegations of theft involving R14.9 million worth of precious stones, alongside his former partner, Witness K.

Suspended EMPD deputy chief Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi and " Witness K" will appear in court on Monday after their arrest in the alleged R14.9 million precious stones theft.

Mkhwanazi is back in court on Monday to face charges relating the theft of precious stones worth millions