HOUSE RAID
Corruption probe an assault on my integrity, says police chief
Ipid officers raid Acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane’s house to search for evidence of suspected corruption
Acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane has hit out at the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) following a raid at his Pretoria home on Thursday. Speaking through a spokeswoman, he said Ipid’s investigation was an assault on his character and integrity. Ipid raided Phahlane’s house to search for evidence of suspected corruption. This was after the directorate obtained a search warrant from a Pretoria magistrate’s court. It is understood investigators were searching for an R80‚000 sound system, which was allegedly installed by a service provider who it is claimed has a contract with the police forensic science laboratory. At the heart of the probe is Phahlane’s R8m home in a luxury estate north of Pretoria. Allegations are that he acquired the property using the proceeds of corruption. It is claimed Phahlane received bribes during his tenure at the laboratory. Phahlane is also facing a charge of defeating the ends of justice for allegedly contacting witn...
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