TASK TEAM CLEARS SAPS GENERALS OF CONSPIRACY AGAINST MDLULI
PRETORIA - 05 July 2012. A task team which was appointed by the Minister of Police, Nathi Mthethwa on the 11th May this year to investigate the allegations made in a letter written by Lieutenant General Richard Mdluli, has completed its work and provided a report to the Minister.
The letter alluded to some conspiracy theory and named former national police commissioner General Bheki Cele, head of Hawks Lieutenant General Anwa Dramat, operational services head, Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya and Gauteng provincial police commissioner, Lieutenant General Mzwandile Petros as ganging up against him. The allegations were so serious as they further suggested the meddling of policing functions in politics.
The task team has found no evidence suggesting that the above-mentioned senior police officials were involved in any kind of conspiracy against Lieutenant General Mdluli. The conclusion and findings are that the officials accused by Lieutenant General Mdluli of working together against him had acted professionally, in good faith and with due care and regard for the sensitivity of the matter. Furthermore, the team concluded that the source which gave Lieutenant General Mdluli such information could not corroborate its information.
The terms of reference for the task team, which was headed by Chief State Law Adviser Mr Enver Daniels, were to collate information, including the letter, as well as consultation with all the people mentioned in the letter thereafter provide in-depth analysis and compile a final report. The team had a period of one month to conduct the investigation and they completed their work within the stipulated period.
The Minister thanked the team for their dedication to the investigation and finalising the report, as well as the affected parties for their cooperation during the process.
Statement issued by Zweli Mnisi, Spokesperson to the Minister and Deputy Minister of Police, July 5 2012
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