Police Ministry breaks the law - fails to appoint IPID head within one year
26 February 2020
The Ministry of Police is in contravention of legislation as it will not fill the vacant position of the Executive Head of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) within one year of the vacancy arising.
Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale told the Portfolio Committee on Police on Wednesday that they interviewed three candidates for the position earlier this month, but none of them were suitable, and they will now embark on a headhunting process.
The term of the previous executive director of IPID Robert McBride ended on March 1, 2019.
This after Police Minister Bheki Cele was adamant that he should not be reappointed, and the ANC contingent on the previous Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Police ensured that his contract was not extended in a contentious process about a year ago.