Bheki Cele mounts challenge on Khehla Sitole's fitness to hold office of top cop

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President Cyril Ramaphosa is considering his options as pressure mounts for him to suspend under-fire police commissioner Khehla Sitole.

Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Tyrone Seale confirmed to TimesLIVE that Ramaphosa had received a request from police minister Bheki Cele for an inquiry into Sitole’s fitness to hold office.

If Ramaphosa goes ahead with the inquiry‚ this would be the third police commissioner to go through such a process and possibly vacate the position unceremoniously. Sitole has come under fire since the Pretoria high court ruled that he and his deputies had “breached their duties” in not providing and declassifying documents for the Independent Police Investigative Directorate to investigate allegations of fraud and corruption.

The fight between Sitole and Ipid centres on allegations of corruption and the refusal of police top brass to declassify documents which the watchdog requires to conduct its investigation.

 

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Yes , but what about the not so clean , bullying minister...... Surely his sell by date has come and gone !!!!!!

Whom was Sithole working for? NDZ?

OK 'Sowetan' Please help me. I'm 77,been here since 72. When a top-cat is suspended,does that mean on 'full-pay etc' When an accused resigns does that mean he can't be charged,unless accused by others. I genuinely need to grasp these bits for my sanity--HELP !!

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