Ntlemeza can still be removed by Mbalula through a suspension from the SAPS
Police minister Fikile Mbalula has the power to bar axed former Hawks boss Berning Ntlemeza from entering the Hawks HQ from Monday — regardless of the fact that Ntlemeza is appealing against his sacking‚ the Democratic Alliance says. DA spokesman on police matter Zakhele Mbhele said on Sunday that Mbalula could provisionally suspend Ntlemeza pending an inquiry into his fitness to hold office in terms of section 17DA(2) of the SAPS Act. He added that the DA would write to Mbalula‚ urging him to exercise the power that he had in terms of section 17DA to suspend Ntlemeza‚ from the SAPS. "This suspension is imperative if Ntlemeza goes ahead and lodges an appeal against the High Court order that determined the setting aside of his appointment with immediate effect. "When Mbalula fired Ntlemeza last week as Head of the Hawks‚ he was simply enacting the North Gauteng High Court order. If Ntlemeza’s appeal has the effect of suspending that order‚ then Mbalula need not sit idly by. In terms ...
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