McBride says Phahlane probe being disrupted by the police minister
'It is difficult to envisage that the minister will take our recommendations seriously. When we send our monthly reports, they get sent back to us'
Independent Police Investigative Directorate head Robert McBride has laid bare a relationship between Police Minister Nathi Nhleko and the acting police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane that could land them in hot water. Appearing before parliament's portfolio committee on police for the first time since his return from suspension, McBride detailed how Phahlane seemed to enjoy unwavering support from Nhleko, while he (McBride) struggled to get him to read his reports. "It is difficult to envisage that the minister will take our recommendations seriously. When we send our monthly reports, they get sent back to us."
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