Phiyega cannot absolve herself of a lethal SAPS she endorsed
2 August 2015
The DA will this week make submissions to President Jacob Zuma motivating that the incumbent National Police Commissioner (NPC), Riah Phiyega, be summoned to an inquiry into her conduct in the death of 44 mine workers at Marikana with a view to her being dishonourably discharged as South Africa’s top cop.
The DA believes that by ratifying and applauding the Police action on the day, Phiyega has unequivocally endorsed the lethal actions of the police at Marikana.
This comes after she narrowly met the deadline to make representations to President Zuma about her fitness for office as required by the Farlam Commission’s scathing report into her conduct in the August 2012 massacre.
In her representations, NPC Phiyega has effectively blamed her predecessor, Bheki Cele, for the militarisation of the South African Police Service (SAPS) which contributed to the death of the 44 mine workers at Marikana.