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Major-General Shadrack Sibiya.
The issue of the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Political Killings Task Team dockets has come up in the High Court in Pretoria, where Major-General Shadrack Sibiya is challenging his suspension.
The South African Police Services has clarified that the original dockets will remain with the KZN Political Killings Task Team, while copies will be held with the Madlanga Commission, to enable them to do their work.
The 121 dockets are at the center of the allegations made by KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi who further accused Sibiya of having a hand in the unlawful disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team.
When questioned on what should be done with the dockets, Advocate Kameel Prehmid who represents Sibiya argued that his client is not at liberty to say what should happen to them.
“The effect of being told to stay at home, one would imagine, is that he cannot do anything operationally whilst that continues. So, to the extent that there is a question asked about what he should be doing, my response is I’m not sure that he can be saying anything about what should be happening with those dockets, because he’s currently at home and outside the operational remit of what he might otherwise had,” says Prehmid.
Meanwhile, Sibiya has been summoned to appear before Parliament’s Ad Hoc committee.
The Ad Hoc committee is investigating allegations made by Mkwanazi of police interference and corruption within law enforcement agencies.
Speaking to journalists outside court, Sibiya says he will be presenting himself before the Ad Hoc committee next week Wednesday.
“As you can see, as you know, but I will wait for my time to comment at the Ad Hoc and at the commission. I will be able to open up and say what needs to be said,” he says.
He is expected to appear before the committee next Wednesday.
Shadrack Sibiya argues that processes followed by Masemola to suspend him are unlawful:
