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 can only be fired by parliament. But Beukman told TimesLIVE that 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 his dismissal as Hawks boss in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA)‚ was axed last week by Police Minister Fikile Mbalula. The minister fired Ntlemeza after the Pretoria High Court upheld a previous ruling that had called for his appointment to be reviewed. Beukman said‚ as far as parliament was concerned‚ the court's ruling was final. "The minister has followed the court order. This is not a disciplinary matter. It’s about whether Ntlemeza's appointment is valid or not‚" he said. Ntlemeza's lawyer‚ C...
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