Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko has launched an investigation into Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) Head Robert McBride’s handling of the case involving senior Hawks officials and their role in the rendition of Zimababweans in 2010.
It’s understood Ipid filed conflicting reports on the case.
The City Press is reporting Nhleko has accused McBride of changing the findings on the report allegedly in an attempt to protect the Hawks bosses.
The police ministry has also confirmed that Nhleko called the IPID boss asking to explain why there were differences in the two IPID reports.
Spokesperson Musa Zondi, “The minister has asked Werksmans Attourneys to look into both reports and come back to us as soon as possible and tell us when exactly these reports were changed and what the reasons were.”
Weekend reports suggest McBride could soon be joining Hawks boss Anwa Dramat and Shadrack Sibiya on suspension, in the wake of the illegal rendition of five Zimbabweans from Diepsloot, over the Beitbridge Border Post in 2010.
The police minister suspended the pair late last year however, the High Court in Pretoria rendered Dramat's suspension null and void.
However, the Police Ministry last month confirmed that Dramat has not reported for duty, and is on leave by mutual agreement with Nhleko.
Source: EWN
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