FF Plus does not agree with appointment of new Ipid head
15 July 2020
The FF Plus does not agree with the appointment of Ms Dikeledi Ntlatseng as the new executive director of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) due to, among other things, a lack of transparency and an inadequate selection process.
It is clear that the parliamentary Portfolio Committee that had to make a recommendation with regard to the appointment, did not thoroughly evaluate Ntlatseng.
Six candidates' applications for the position were rejected based on the fact that they have no experience in the investigation of police related cases. And yet Ntlatseng was appointed despite not having any experience in that regard either.
The FF Plus considers the entire appointment process to be flawed. The party (Dr Pieter Groenewald) suggested that the Portfolio Committee must compile its own criteria for candidates and must be allowed to conduct interviews with potential candidates so as to make an informed choice for the appointment.