"The president has nothing to do with the Mdluli investigation,
it is an internal matter within the SA Police Service," the presidency said in a
statement. Earlier in the day, the Mail & Guardian reported that
information in a secret document showed Zuma played a role in getting Mdluli's
job back after he was suspended last year.
Allegations included that Zuma personally called
Inspector-General of Intelligence Faith Radebe to question her decision to refer
criminal charges to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to investigate
Mdluli. It also alleged that Zuma attended a celebratory party which
Mdluli allegedly hosted to celebrate the withdrawal of charges against him in
December last year. "These reports are a complete fabrication. The president has
never called IG Radebe at any point, and anyone who says he did must produce
evidence," the presidency said. "The president knows nothing about a Mdluli celebratory party and
never attended such a party."
Mdluli was suspended in May last year after murder charges were
laid against him. Following this, fresh charges relating to fraud and corruption in
the abuse of crime intelligence funds were levelled at him. However these were
provisionally withdrawn in December. In February this year, the NPA announced that the best way to
deal with the murder charges against Mdluli was through a formal inquest, not a
trial. Earlier this week, Mdluli's suspension was lifted. Police declined to give reasons for this, saying it was an
internal matter that would not be discussed in the public domain.
Source: Times Live
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