Allegations of Corruption and Power Struggle
Deputy national commissioner for crime detection, Shadrack Sibiya, has accused KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, of using corruption allegations as part of an internal power struggle.
Sibiya claims that Mkhwanazi's actions are motivated by a desire to prevent him from becoming the national police commissioner, succeeding Fannie Masemola.
Mkhwanazi's July media briefing was not motivated by a genuine attempt to expose wrongdoing but rather "a battle for power in the police"
- The controversy over the removal of 121 dockets from a task team established in 2018 to investigate political murders in KwaZulu-Natal is being used to discredit Sibiya.
- The Madlanga commission and the legislature's parallel inquiry were established as a result of Mkhwanazi's media briefing.
Sibiya reiterated his claims before parliament's ad hoc committee on police corruption.
Author's summary: Sibiya accuses Mkhwanazi of corruption allegations.