Phahlane wins defamation case
Pretoria - The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has found in favour of former acting national police commissioner Lieutenant-General Khomotso Phahlane in his defamation suit against Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) and its secretary, Steve Matsemela.
Phahlane instituted a civil claim against the union, Matsemela, and three other warrant officers after they released a statement to the media at a press conference in which they alleged that Phahlane was involved in corrupt practices at the SA Police Service forensic laboratory in Silverton before he was promoted to acting national commissioner.
Among the allegations made in 2012, were irregular appointments, the theft of drugs and rhino horn and the doctoring of crime statistics.
At the time, Phahlane instituted an investigation into the allegations made.
A report cleared him of any wrongdoing in 2016.