Police minister Bheki Cele alleges national police commissioner Lt-Gen Khehla Sitole was 'nowhere to be seen' during the riots and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in July. File photo.Police minister Bheki Cele could not have provided “executive direction” during the July unrest and looting because he did not receive any intelligence reports from national commissioner Lt-Gen Khehla Sitole or crime intelligence.
He said his office had later learnt an intelligence report was “seemingly” distributed to Sitole, deputy national police commissioner Lt-Gen Fannie Masemola and senior managers within the crime intelligence division. “The police management, therefore, failed to inform/brief me thus, leaving me to rely on my own resources. I had to work with people on the ground in an effort to contain the unrest,” said Cele.“It was only me who visited the affected areas in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng to calm the situation and to try to unite communities affected by the unrest.
“Given the high-profile nature of the subject under discussion, I expected from the national commissioner to obtain and provide me with an initial threat and risk assessment/early warning report ahead of the unrest, and thereafter through continuous feedback, updates and briefings with the aim to provide insight and understanding to enable me to make a contribution to broad strategies, policies and resources,” Cele said.
Please help me apply for the Police Commissioners job, I surely can't do worse than Khehla Sithole!!
Worryingly it is Minister Cele's submission that there is infighting amongst top police brass. This is not good and some serious damage control is required.
Foreign commission acting as if it care about Sans and we know it concerns itself with foreigners in our country hence it does nothing about illegal foreigners in our country.
This issue of Minister Cele and Comm Sitole needs urgent attention. Listening to him it is clear that we are not safe under their leadership.
Kudakiwe loku kweNswelaboya!!
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