By Johnathan Paoli
Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Shadrack Sibiya, has been suspended with immediate effect over allegations that he interfered with investigations into political killings in KwaZulu-Natal.
Sibiya confirmed the suspension to the media on Sunday, saying it was communicated in a letter from National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola on Friday.
According to the letter, Sibiya’s actions allegedly hindered or delayed probes into politically motivated murders in the province.
“You committed acts of misconduct which detrimentally affect the image of the SAPS or bring the SAPS into disrepute, and involve an element of dishonesty by acting contrary to the instructions of the national commissioner,” the suspension letter reads.
It escalates a previous leave-of-absence order that had kept Sibiya at home since July, when KZN Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi first raised concerns of political interference in ongoing probes.
According to the suspension notice, Sibiya faces four
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