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Cele 'vindicated' as court finds SAPS not liable for whistle-blower protection

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After taking it under review, the high court in Pretoria has overturned and set aside a report by Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, which stated that police minister Bheki Cele had failed in his duty to provide witness protection for two KwaZulu-Natal whistle-blowers.

The two witnesses, Thabiso Zulu and Lesley Stuta, had been witnesses in Mkhwebane's investigation into alleged multimillion-rand corruption in the uMzimkhulu local municipality. They also had ties to the ANC councillor, Sindisiwe Magaqa, who was gunned down after passing on to the Hawks documents that allegedly proved corruption in the tender for upgrading uMzimkhulu Memorial Hall.

According to Cele’s office, the court on Wednesday reiterated that the two whistle-blowers should be given protection by the department of justice and not the police.

 

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Did she ever represent any clienr well while she was still an advocate this Busisiwe?

To the journalist, Naledi Shange, did you read the judgement or you are relying on Bheki Cele.

Absurd sorry excuse of a court judgment. A whistle blower was gunned down. SAPS has tax payer funded protection unit at its disposal not DOJ. Do you think whistle blowers in future will be encouraged by this miscarriage of justice?

I will never be a whistle blower then!

How on n earth will state challenge and court take such a ruling? We are lead by criminals full stop.

In other news: Cele elated over spontaneous decline in stats for reported crime citing “see, I’m very good at my job”

Protect the criminals always takes precedent in SA.

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