Zuma gets report on top cop Riah Phiyega’s fitness for post after Marikana
President Jacob Zuma has received the final report by the board of inquiry investigating suspended national police commissioner Riah Phiyega’s fitness to hold office and allegations of misconduct against her. In a statement on Thursday, the Presidency said: "The report was submitted to the president this morning by the chairperson of the board of inquiry‚ retired Judge Neels Johannes Classen‚ and members of the board‚ advocates Bernard Khuzwayo and Anusha Rawjee. "President Zuma will study the report and its recommendations in order to take any necessary action." The board concluded its work in November. City Press has reported that the board found that she was not fit to hold office after her role in the 2012 Marikana massacre when police killed 34 mine workers. Zuma appointed the Claassen board in 2015 after recommendations by Judge Ian Farlam in the Marikana report. Farlam’s report on a judicial inquiry into the massacre implicated Phiyega and other senior officers in the deaths....
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