Parliament will not get involved in Berning Ntlemeza’s dismissal
The fired Hawks boss says only Parliament can dismiss him, but Parliament’s police committee’s Francois Beukman says the body will not intervene
19 April 2017 - 11:31
Parliament will, for now, not intervene in the debacle surrounding the axing of Hawks boss Berning Ntlemeza. That’s the message from the chairperson of Parliament’s portfolio committee on police‚ Francois Beukman. Ntlemeza has said that he could only be fired by Parliament. But Beukman said the issue was not something that the committee would become involved in. "We only become involved in disciplinary matters when they are referred to us‚" he said. Ntlemeza‚ who is to appeal against his dismissal as Hawks boss in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA)‚ was fired last week by Police Minister Fikile Mbalula.
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