FILE: Police Minister Nathi Nhleko on Wednesday 27 July 2016 held a media conference on political killings ahead of local government elections.
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PARLIAMENT - Police Minister Nathi Nhleko attempted to clarify issues concerning the suspension of Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) head, Robert McBride and alleged irregular expenditure.
News24 reported on Sunday that Nhleko had arranged for R30 million to be paid to an NGO associated with Nomcebo Mthembu, rumoured to have a romantic relationship with the minister, in exchange for goods and services which could have been provided for free.
#Nhleko says he approached the @PublicProtector to investigate the allegations by City Press because they have no shred of evidence 1/2
— Bonga Dlulane (@BongaDlulane) November 29, 2016
#Nhleko 2/2 and that's the reason he's asking @PublicProtector not press Ombuds to probe because CP alleged he signed off on the 30 million
— Bonga Dlulane (@BongaDlulane) November 29, 2016
Nhleko also faced criticism for the suspension of Robert McBride in March which was ruled by the Constitutional Court to be unlawful.
McBride returned to office in October after Nhleko was ruled to not have the legal power to suspend him for what the minister claimed was the “doctoring” of a report by Ipid on former Hawks head Anwa Dramat and the unit’s Gauteng boss Shadrack Sibiya.
#Nhleko says the the Constitutional Court never dealt with the demerits and merits of the case against #IPID head Robert McBride 1/2
— Bonga Dlulane (@BongaDlulane) November 29, 2016
#Nhleko says he will NOT talk about the relationship between him and Mthembu "My feelings are my feelings, izinto zabantu abadala azingenwa"
— Bonga Dlulane (@BongaDlulane) November 29, 2016
