Acting National Commissioner General Khomotso Phahlane confirms meeting with IPID investigators
20 Jan 2017
The Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, Lieutenant General Khomotso Phahlane, confirms that he met with Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) investigators at his office on Thursday morning, 19 January 2017.
The meeting was in connection with allegations under investigation by IPID relating to alleged corruption and defeating the ends of justice. The defeating the ends of justice case relates to allegations publicly made following an investigation and the interviewing of witnesses, led by Paul O’Sullivan accompanied by IPID investigators.
The corruption allegations are in relation to the purchase of a sound system, allegedly by co-directors of a private company. Paul O’Sullivan is apparently the complainant in the alleged corruption case.
The Acting National Commissioner undertook to respond in writing to questions raised by the IPID investigators in respect of the allegations made. To this effect, IPID committed to providing the questions in writing.