Three police officers to sue Fikile Mbalula after defamatory remarks, Sapu says
Three senior officers are demanding R500‚000 each from former police minister Fikile Mbalula‚ whom they accuse of defamation‚ according to the South African Policing Union (Sapu)."As a caring union we have assembled a team of legal eagles to take on Mbalula‚" Oscar Skommere‚ Sapu’s general secretary‚ said in a statement on Thursday.Mbalula was removed from the Cabinet this week‚ to become the ANC’s head of elections."His ghosts will follow him to wherever he is‚" said Skommere. "He might feel he was doing well in the police. However‚ his reckless‚ irresponsible and rude language in front of TV cameras was totally unacceptable." In January‚ the then police minister apologised and blamed a junior after being called out by Sapu over a remark published on his official Twitter account.The tweet related to an announcement that two police station commanders on the West Rand had been replaced‚ during a visit to the area by the minister to address community protests over criminality. At the ...
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