Where is the ‘so-called’ SCA order against me, Berning Ntlemeza asks
Former Hawks head Berning Ntlemeza claims he cannot find the court order that nullified his appointment. Ntlemeza made the remarks on Friday in an interview with ANN7 news. "My legal team have, from Tuesday, been going up and down to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) trying to trace the so-called court order that has dismissed my application for leave to appeal." A statement from Police Minister Fikile Mbalula’s office‚ issued on Tuesday‚ said that on September 15, the SCA had concluded that Ntlemeza’s appointment as the head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI)‚ commonly known as the Hawks‚ had been declared unlawful. "With this decision of the SCA‚ I am directing South African Police Service (SAPS) to commence processing Gen Ntlemeza’s retirement with immediate effect, as if he had retired at the age of 60, but at a level of major-general and not as a lieutenant-general [as] he was promoted to upon his now defunct appointment‚" Mbalula said. Ntlemeza maintain...
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