Nathi Nhleko must explain feud
Parliament summons the police minister to discuss the McBride impasse as the feud between the police department and Ipid boils over
Ructions between the Department of Police and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) are creating a perception that law enforcement bodies are being used to fight personal battles and this could do untold harm to law enforcement in SA, MPs say. On Monday, police portfolio committee chairman Francois Beukman announced that Police Minister Nathi Nhleko would be summoned to Parliament next week to explain the impasse between him and heads of police agencies. The minister has been embroiled in a feud with Ipid executive director Robert McBride and tried unsuccessfully to have him suspended a second time. Parliament rejected Nhleko’s request for a commission of inquiry into McBride’s fitness to hold office. Such an inquiry would have empowered the minister to suspend the Ipid chief again.
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