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[File photo] The National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola, Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection Shadrack Sibiya and Free State Commissioner Baile Motsweenyane address the media on Apr 27, 2025.
The Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, says he was surprised to receive a letter stating that he has been placed on special leave.
This was confirmed on Tuesday by the National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola, who stated that this is pending investigations into claims by KwaZulu-Natal Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
Mkhwanazi accused Sibiya of having links to criminal syndicates that have infiltrated the South African Police Service (SAPS).
Sibiya says he will attend to the matter. “In relation to what happened, where I got a letter that suggests that I should be at home because there are some investigations being conducted against me, that one, I’m a little bit disturbed and surprised in a sense that once the President announced that there’s going to be an inquiry that will determine and produce a report. All of us need to comply and wait for our turn.”
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Sibiya adds that he is ready to defend his dignity before the judicial commission of inquiry, saying the police service has been put to the test.
“These other investigations – clandestine investigations – and kangaroo disciplinary proceedings worry me. But be that as it may, the law is on my side, and I will be ready to attend to this matter. I’ve got a legal team that is supporting me. But I wanna say it is my prayer. And my wish. Including the national commissioner, including everybody who’s involved to allow the process as announced by the president to take its natural course.”
Lt Gen Shadrack Sibiya confident of proving his innocence
