Lt-Col Zandra Wiid told the the Natal Witness that the prisoner, Sibusiso Ndaba, and the officer had previously had an intimate relationship.
Ndaba was arrested in December 2010 for a cash heist in Ixopo.He and five of his co-accused appeared in the Ramsgate High Court on Monday on charges of robbery, theft with aggravating circumstances, and illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.
After the six had appeared in court, Ndaba asked to go to the bank.
Five of his co-accused were taken back to Umzinto where they were being held.
