Cele found guilty of breaching ethical code after shouting 'shut up' at crime activist Ian Cameron

Bheki Cele has been found guilty of breaching the ethical code for MPs after shouting 'shut up' at crime activist Ian Cameron during a crime imbizo in July last year.Parliament's ethics committee has found Police Minister Bheki Cele guilty of breaching the code of ethical conduct for MPs.

A crime imbizo held in July last year in Gugulethu descended into a screaming match between Cele and Ian Cameron, the director of Action Society. More than 30 identified community organisations - including community policing forums from Nyanga and Gugulethu - were in attendance to discuss critical issues of crime, policing concerns, and challenges faced by police during the imbizo."I am a son of the soil. I chose not to speak about politics today. Whatever happens to me, I will be buried in this country," Cele said.

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