Rights groups finger acting police chief Pahhlane for alleged contempt of court
As if acting police chief Lieutenant-General Khomotso Phahlane does not have enough to worry about‚ civil rights groups have accused him of contempt of court. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate raised his house in Pretoria last week. Phahlane is one of the senior police officials taken to court by the Social Justice Coalition (SCJ) and Equal Education for allegedly inequitable and discriminatory distribution of police members and resources. Phahlane and the other respondents‚ including Police Minster Nathi Nhleko and Western Cape community safety MEC Dan Plato‚ were accused of missing the deadline to file responding papers at the High Court in Cape Town. On Monday, the organisations protested outside the police HQ in Cape Town. SCJ spokesman Dalli Weyers said the Western Cape was the most underresourced province in terms of police resources and personnel, particularly precincts with the highest murder rates‚ such as Nyanga and Khayelitsha. "If SAPS is of the opinion th...
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