DA rejects Minister Cele’s IPID head nomination, submits new Private Members Bill to ensure independence
9 July 2020
Note to Editors: Please find attached the DA's Private Members Bill (PMB)
The Democratic Alliance (DA) strongly objects to Minister of Police, Bheki Cele’s nomination of Dikeledi Ntlatseng as the new executive director for the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID).
We will not be supporting this appointment, especially in light of our repeated concerns regarding the fatally flawed nomination process.
The Helen Suzman Foundation’s case before the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) concerning the renewal process related to the IPID executive director’s term of office is further cause to reject the Minister’s nomination.