News24 reports that a bizarre turn of events has seemingly left the police’s Crime Intelligence Unit rudderless, with top brass unable to serve Lieutenant General Peter Jacobs with a letter of suspension while he is on "sick leave".
Apparently, a letter has been prepared, but has not been served. The looming suspension of Jacobs is the latest instalment in a series of scandals to befall the Crime Intelligence Unit, which has seen a string of commanders find themselves on the wrong side of the law. Documents which set out charges to be faced by Jacobs, as well as a notice of an intention to suspend him, put a R1 million Covid-19 PPE procurement deal at the heart of the drive to oust him from his post. A slush fund meant for secret operations was allegedly used. In an official notice which sets out the alleged misconduct, three contraventions of police policy have been laid at Jacobs’ feet. The notice contemplating his suspension, dated 30 November, allowed him 48 hours to make representations. Apparently, Jacobs has written to police management to counter the claims. Lieutenant General Sindile Mfazi, the Deputy National Commissioner of Management Advisory Services, is presently overseeing the division.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jeff Wicks, Sipho Masondo and Kyle Cowan at News24
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