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IOL reports that allegations that Crime Intelligence (CI) boss Major General Philani Lushaba lied about how he lost his state firearm and laptop have surfaced.
It was previously reported that Lushaba told police that he had been a victim of a house robbery on 5 August. He opened a case of theft at a police station in Tshwane. According to News24, Lushaba allegedly told police that he left his house on the evening of 5 August, and when he returned he went to bed. He claimed his house was in order, but when he woke up, his cellphone and laptop worth R75,000 were missing. There was no mention of the firearm having been stolen. However, claims that a sex worker whom he brought to his house while his wife was away on business in fact robbed him have now been revealed by News24. CI officers managed to trace the laptop and firearm, and that’s when the circumstances regarding their disappearance were uncovered. Although Police Minister Bheki Cele’s office said he was aware of the matter, there was no mention about whether Lushaba would face charges of perjury and defeating the ends of justice. The Independent Policing Union of SA has called on National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola to suspend Lushaba and take disciplinary steps against him. Police confirmed that the theft case opened by Lushaba was being investigated.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jolene Marriah-Maharaj at IOL
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