Riah phiyega
Booysen tells Zondo inquiry he was targeted for fighting corruption
Former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Johan Booysen described his seemingly endless battle since early 2012 against suspensions and criminal charges.
Johan Booysen explained this was part of the constant effort to ensure he did not return to office and investigate high-profile cases.
Former Hawks head Johan Booysen says alleged that former top cop Riah Phiyega ordered the Crime Intelligence dockets be removed from his colleague.
General Khehla Sitole is the first permanent appointment to this position since Riah Phiyega was suspended in October 2015.
President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday appointed General Khehla Sitole as the country’s top cop.
The SAPS has been without a permanent police commissioner since Riah Phiyega was suspended over the Marikana massacre.
Police Minister Fikile Mbalula says there’s been a lack of stability in leadership in the police for several years.
The suspended national police commissioner was appointed to the position in 2012 just two months before the Marikana massacre.
Police Minister Fikile Mbalula says he also wants a new police commissioner appointed by the end of August.
The report was tabled in Parliament last month and was classified as confidential but is now a public document.
Law expert Paul Hoffman says there is seemingly no commissioner who goes into office and leaves with their reputation intact.
Sandile July says the inquiry into her fitness to hold office had no right to re-formulate charges against Riah Phiyega.
Parliament's police portfolio committee will now have to study the contents of the Claassen Board of Inquiry's report.
The party says it’s not fair to make the suspended National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega solely responsible for what took place at Marikana.
The Presidency says it has not yet received a report into suspended National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega's fitness to hold office.
Cope says suspended police commissioner Riah Phiega should not have to shoulder all the blame for what happened in Marikana.
Riah Phiyega's lawyers say they will approach the board seeking clarity on when the findings will be made available.
The inquiry relates to Phiyega’s conduct during the mass shooting in Marikana in 2012.
The suspended national police commissioner’s legal team says she should be acquitted.