Phahlane was suspended in June 2017 on charges of misconduct.dismissed in August 2020 for his role in the procurement of a “panoramic visual capturing system” of cameras for the Forensic Services division, which he headed prior to his acting appointment as commissioner.
On 16 July Safety and Security Sectoral Bargaining Council Commissioner Joyce Nkopane found essentially that Phahlane did not “appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct” and had not shown any remorse. His dismissal therefore had been fair and justified.In a scathing finding, Nkopane said that Phahlane, in the proceedings, had “sought to apportion blame to everyone else but himself. Acknowledgement of one’s wrongful conduct goes a long way towards rehabilitation.
Evidence to the commission was that Phahlane had requested SAPS Technology Management to “reprioritise” funds from the forensic light sources contract. “What I find aggravating is the fact that from 2015 October the applicant was appointed as the acting national commissioner, he was the accounting officer of the South African Police Service, and I am of the view that he had a greater responsibility to ensure that the finances and assets of the respondent were protected. He failed to do this.”
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