National Police Commissioner welcomes IPID investigation
Pretoria - The National Police Commissioner, General Riah Phiyega, has noted various media reports regarding an enquiry of alleged corruption against the Western Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Arno Lamoer and those of attempting to defeat the ends of justice against herself.
In the media statement issued last week Friday, the National Commissioner confirmed that she did not initiate a conversation with Lt Gen Lamoer with regard to these allegations, but that the conversation arose as a result of a question by a DA member of parliament. The Department is obliged to reply to such questions.
Furthermore, the National Commissioner can confirm that she became aware of the enquiry into Lt Gen Lamoer on 29 May 2013 after receiving a briefing from the Hawks.
An enquiry is an assessment done by the Hawks to establish if there is prima facie evidence to warrant a full investigation prior to opening a docket.
The Head of the Hawks, Lt Gen Anwar Dramat, at the time indicated that the enquiry was initiated at the request of Lt Gen Lamoer in July 2012. In other words, Lt Gen Lamoer has always been aware of the enquiry.