CRIMINAL JUSTICE
MPs demand assault accused McBride step aside for now
MPs argue Ipid executive director Robert McBride should be given room to answer his current case in court
Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) executive director Robert McBride should be suspended or recuse himself as he deals with assault charges, say MPs serving on Parliament’s police committee. McBride was granted R10,000 bail and faces an assault charge in a case involving his daughter. McBride previously battled former police minister Nathi Nhleko to return to the helm of the police watchdog, after the Constitutional Court reaffirmed that the minister did not have the authority to unilaterally suspend the executive director of Ipid. The Constitutional Court judgment means the police minister cannot remove the head of Ipid without consulting with Parliament. However, during a portfolio committee meeting last week, MPs argued that McBride should be given room to answer his current case in court. Freedom Front Plus MP Johannes Groenewald said: "I feel very strongly that McBride should be suspended. "We had an issue with [former acting police commissioner Khomotso] Phahl...
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