SAPS blames conspiracy for Popcru allegations against Phahlane
Police Minister Nathi Nhleko, SAPS officials and the acting commissioner himself briefed MPs, after Ipid’s recent raid of Phahlane’s home
A conspiracy to undermine the integrity of acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane and harm his reputation sits at the centre of allegations made against him by union Popcru, the police told Parliament’s police committee on Thursday. Police Minister Nathi Nhleko, acting commissioner Phahlane and officials from the South African Police Service (SAPS) briefed the committee on Thursday on recent matters in the public domain related to the police. There has been infighting among the various agencies of the police ministry, and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) is investigating Phahlane over allegations of impropriety related to his tenure at forensics, before he began serving as acting commissioner. Ipid raided his home last month. This also follows a report by private firm CPN and the work of private investigator Paul O’Sullivan, in which allegations have emerged of businesspeople with SAPS contracts doing favours for the acting commissioner.
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