A string of suspected hit murders, bogus police and the closure of a police station in one of Gqeberha’s most violent and dangerous policing precincts has left residents of Walmer Township living in fear.
Court upholds Crime Intelligence boss’s suspension Bernadette Wicks
The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. Picture: Moneyweb The court found that despite arguments to the contrary, the national police commissioner was not only entitled to suspend Lieutenant-General Peter Jacobs, he was obliged to.
The North Gauteng Court has thrown out suspended Crime Intelligence (CI) boss Lieutenant-General Peter Jacobs’ urgent bid for reinstatement.
Late last year, National Saps Commissioner Khehla Sitole suspended Jacobs and five of his fellow officers over alleged abuses of the Secret Service Account. They in response turned to the court, where they argued due process had not been followed and that Sitole had in fact not been in a position to take the action he had.