Cyril Ramaphosa suspends SA police minister Senzo Mchunu over allegations
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa immediately placed the Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on “absenteeism” immediately after the allegations of connections against organized crimes against him.
In a live television speech on Sunday, Ramaphosa said that a judicial commission will investigate the allegations that it weakens the constitution and threatened national security.
Authorized, law professor Firoz Cachaliia was appointed as the Minister of Police, he added.
Mchunu rejected any injustice against him, saying that he was “ready to respond to the charges”.
In his speech, the President said that the allegations that intervened in political murders and corruption in the law enforcement officers require an emergency and comprehensive investigation.
The authority said the judicial commission, directed by the country’s chief assistant justice, will examine all the allegations.
The Commission will also investigate the members of the national administrator as well as existing and former police officials.
Ramaphosa is under the increasing public pressure to move rapidly on the high -profile case.
The 67 -year -old Mchunu is an effective figure in Ramaphosa’s African National Congress (ANC) party.
Political analysts suggested that in 2027, the ANC could run for the leadership position at the next elective conference.
In a statement, Mchunu said: “I welcome the president’s decision, and I respect and respect the process.
“Honor and honesty are the virtues that I personally subscribe and that we all have to make efforts to protect.”
The allegations were first opened to the public by Kwazulu-Natal Provincial Police Boss Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi Last Sunday.
Mchunu claimed that he had received a financial support alleged to be a corrupt businessman to finance his “political efforts”.
Gen Mkhwanazi also detailed a series of incidents in 2018, in 2018, a task force established to investigate the murder of politicians in KWazulu-Natal, which claimed to have led to a “regulated” disintegration.
He said that the team’s investigations revealed connections with high -profile individuals, including politicians, police officials and businessmen affiliated to a drug cartel union, and that’s why the team dispersed.
When the unit solved it earlier this year, Mchunu said that many cases did not add value in the state, although many cases remained unresolved.
According to Gen Mkhwanazi, a total of 121 case files were removed from the unit on the instructions of the minister and the national police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola without the authority of the boss.
“These case documents have been sitting in the head office since March since March, without any investigation. [effect] Arrests, Gen Gen Mkhwanazi said.
He also claimed to have ties with a controversial businessman who “financially supporting” the minister’s political career.
Vusimuzi Matlala made a profitable contract with the police before he was arrested in May for murder attempt. Gen Mkhwanazi shared a payment made by Mr. Matlala to prove this by the copies of short messages and.
