Fikile Mbalula warns police against obeying Berning Ntlemeza’s orders
25 April 2017 - 14:58
Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has warned police officers still loyal to Gen Berning Ntlemeza that they are "doing illegal operations" if they still obey his orders. The new police minister was speaking at the South African Police Service (SAPS) training academy in Pretoria on Tuesday, which coincided with his first 25 days in office. He warned "there is a new sheriff in town" and that he was there to uphold the law. Mbalula said he was aware of "rogue elements" within the police who were still loyal to Ntlemeza and who were undertaking operations that the minister considered illegal.
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