Ad hoc committee demands answers on suspension of Richard Shibiri  

By Marcus Moloko

EFF leader Julius Malema on Friday said Parliament’s ad hoc committee needed answers about why no action had been taken against the head of SAPS’s organised crime unit, Major General Richard Shibiri, for allegedly approaching an investigation officer to not oppose bail in the murder case of Vereeniging engineer Armand Swart.

Malema also asked why there were no clear answers on whether Shibiri was placed on suspension despite the serious allegations against him.

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The committee is investigating claims by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that underworld figures have infiltrated South Africa’s criminal justice system, and that SAPS has been subjected to extensive political interference.

Crime Intelligence boss Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo, who is currently testifying before the committee, said it remained unclear if Shibiri was placed on suspension.

Khumalo told the committee that