Police Minister Nathi Nhleko last week pushed Parliament’s portfolio committee to initiate an inquiry into Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) director Robert McBride’s fitness for office, weeks after the Constitutional Court declared provisions allowing Nhleko to suspend McBride unlawful. In a letter, Nhleko asked National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete to request Parliament’s police committee to look into McBride’s fitness to hold office, in terms of section 6 (6) of the Ipid Act. The National Assembly has until Tuesday to determine if this should be referred to the police committee and this process could result in the extension of McBride’s suspension. McBride is expected back at his office on Wednesday. Nhleko asked Mbete to mandate the portfolio committee on police to consider initiating disciplinary proceedings against McBride over allegations of misconduct related to a report of renditions conducted by former Hawks head Anwa Dramat. "In my view, based on the av...
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