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Top cop Jeremy Vearey could be dismissed over Facebook posts while bosses remain mum
By Genevieve Serra
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Cape Town - Western Cape deputy police commissioner Major-General Jeremy Vearey could be dismissed following a disciplinary hearing.
Following the disciplinary process a recommendation was made for his dismissal. The national police commissioner, General Khehla Sithole, would need to make the final approval of the recommendation.
He allegedly made a Facebook post degrading the image of the SA Police Service, specifically Sithole.
Vearey received a notice of suspension in March after the alleged posts were made in February.
National police spokesperson Brigadier Vish Naidoo said they were deciding whether to issue a media statement about the outcome of the disciplinary hearing.
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Western Cape detectives boss Jeremy Vearey has been found guilty of misconduct.
He was charged in March over a selection of Facebook posts which the police alleged were disrespectful to top cop Khehla Sitole.
A disciplinary hearing resulted in a recommendation that he be fired.
Western Cape detectives head, Major-General Jeremy Vearey, has been found guilty of misconduct for disrespectful social media posts allegedly aimed at top cop Khehla Sitole.
Eastern Cape provincial police commissioner Lieutenant-General Liziwe Ntshinga - who chaired a disciplinary process into the matter - recommended that Vearey be dismissed.
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It s understood that this sanction would need to be confirmed by Sitole as national commissioner and, if so, Vearey would be given his marching orders.
The Western Cape head of detectives was found to have brought the police service into disrepute with a series of Facebook posts taking aim at national commissioner Khehla Sitole
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