Nhleko’s caginess all but confirms Ntlemeza appointment is dodgy
3 December 2015
The failure of Police Minister, Nathi Nhleko, to provide a list of shortlisted candidates for the head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), commonly known as the Hawks, compounds suspicions of irregularities that plagued the filling of the corruption buster’s top post.
In reply to a DA parliamentary question, Minister Nhleko, defensively added that all procedures and guidelines were complied with, and that he will only be in a position to provide a list of shortlisted candidates when Parliament reopens next year.
There is no reason for the Minister to withhold the list, which should be readily available in document form, unless he does in fact have something to hide from the public and those questioning the permanent appointment of Berning Ntlemeza as Hawks head.
There is also speculation that Ntlemeza never made the shortlist, but was appointed regardless.