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Monday, June 25, 2012

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The crime intelligence unit of the police, which costs taxpayers R2.3-billion a year, is a shambles.

THABO MOKONE | 19 April, 2012 00:28

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa
Image by: DANIEL BORN

The unit has more than 2000 vacant posts and most of the 8000 officers currently in its employ do not do what they have been hired to do. They are misused by police station commanders as "scribes to take minutes" during management meetings.

These were some of the revelations made by the top brass of the police, led by acting national commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, when they presented their strategic priorities for this financial year to parliament's police portfolio committee.

The unit has been mired in controversy since the questionable return to office of its chief, Richard Mdluli, last month following a lengthy suspension after allegations of murder and fraud were levelled against him.

There were also reports that Mdluli - who was also present at the meeting but said little - had looted the unit's secret slush fund and that some of the money from the fund had been spent on renovations to the home of Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa, in KwaZulu-Natal.

The committee did not raise these two allegations because they fall under the oversight of the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence.

Sindi Chikunga, the ANC MP who chairs the police committee, told Mkhwanazi and his team that crime intelligence was failing the country because it did not detect crimes such as xenophobic attacks, mob justice and drug trafficking.

"The lack of performance in this programme is making the country pay heavily and . if we think that crime intelligence is not assisting then let us consider closing it down and leave everything in the hands of [other] intelligence structures," said Chikunga.

Mkhwanazi admitted that his intelligence arm was not as strong as it was expected to be.

The crime intelligence unit's Major-General Chris de Kock told MPs that part of the problem was that intelligence-gathering officers were not doing the job they had been employed for.

"One of the biggest problems in intelligence is the misuse of [crime intelligence officers] at station level for the purpose of just purely statistics," he said.

"Some are even used as secretaries . and the other biggest problem is the shortage of collection capacity at cluster level."

De Kock pointed out that, when police station commanders used their intelligence officers efficiently, the war against crime was being won.

He cited police stations such as Sandton, in Johannesburg, Bloemfontein's Park Road and Garsfontein, in Pretoria, as good examples.

http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2012/04/19/crime-intelligence-unit-in-complete-disarray

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Rogue Cops Make History.

November 8 2011

Inspector Victor Mpho and Captain Ratsheki Landro Mokgosani.

Once they pledged themselves to uphold and enforce the law, and looked forward to a state pension – now three senior police officers will end their years in jail.

On Monday, the West Rand Organised Crime unit head, Senior Superintendent Petros Dumisani Jwara, 47, was sentenced to an effective 25 years in jail for operating a drug syndicate for more than five years.

Jwara’s co-accused, Inspector Victor Mpho Jwili, 42, and Captain Ratsheki Landro Mokgosani, 42, were effectively ordered to sit for 22 and 20 years respectively for their role in managing and maintaining the syndicate operations.

In convicting and sentencing the three officers, Judge Nico Coetzee made history as he became the first judicial officer to send local police officers to jail for racketeering.

The three were convicted on October 17. In his ruling, Judge Coetzee found that the officers – led by Jwara, who was also their unit commander – illegally intercepted drugs at OR Tambo International Airport, and confiscated some from dealers under the pretext of conducting criminal investigations.

These drugs were then sold to people in Hillbrow, Pretoria and other parts of Gauteng.

West Rand Organised Crime Unit head Senior Superintendent Dumisani Jwara, at his arrest in 2009.

“The fact that the accused were police officers adds to the seriousness of the crime. They were high-ranking police officials, particularly (Jwara and Mokgosani). They were highly regarded by their colleagues, who held them in a position of trust. But they abused that trust,” Judge Coetzee said.

“The crimes committed by the accused were on a continuous basis. They were well planned, and executed with military precision,” Judge Coetzee said.

“You were appointed in a special section of the SAPS to combat crime. But you used state resources to commit crime.”

Jwara received an additional 55 years for other charges relating to drug dealing, fraud, defeating the ends of justice, theft and attempted theft. Jwara must serve 25 years of his sentence before he is eligible for parole.

Jwili was also given an additional 55 years. Mokgosani received an additional 32 years in jail.

The judge found that Mokgosani joined the syndicate only in May 2007.

Jwili and Mokgosani must serve 22 and 20 years respectively before they are eligible for parole.

Convicting all of them for racketeering, Judge Coetzee accepted the stipulations of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act that organised crime, money laundering and criminal gang activity present a danger to public order and safety. He also accepted that organised crime posed an international security threat. Crime intelligence unit in complete disarray

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Skeletons spill out of Richard Mdluli's closet

19 October, 2011

Seven months after the arrest of police spy boss Richard Mdluli, a number of cold murder and kidnapping cases linked to him and his co-accused are being investigated - some for the first time.

Included in the new investigations is the mysterious disappearance of individuals believed to be crime intelligence informants from Vosloorus on the East Rand more than 13 years ago.

The Times has reliably established that a team of senior Hawks investigators has been ordered to delve into the suspected murky dealings of Mdluli and one of his co-accused in a murder case, Colonel Nkosana "Killer" Ximba.

For the past few months the team has been gathering evidence and compiling dockets, including taking new statements from families of the missing people, victims and police officers who worked at Vosloorus police station where Mdluli and Ximba were previously stationed.

Mdluli and Ximba were notorious during their reign as commanders in Vosloorus and are widely referred to as the "untouchables".

Many of the cases currently unfolding have never been formally investigated because families were too scared to demand police action.

However, sources close to the investigations said the net was "closing in" and that it was just "a matter of time" until the lid was lifted on more criminal activities.

One of the numerous cases currently being investigated involves the disappearance of two men from their Vosloorus homes in 1998.

The pleas for help in tracing their sons by the families of Lunga "Shabba" Khumalo and Thulani "Koli" Shoba have for years gone unanswered.

Khumalo and Shoba - who were 21 and 24 respectively at the time of their disappearance in mid-1998 - were last seen by relatives when Ximba allegedly picked them up from their respective homes in Vosloorus in a police car.

Shoba's mother, Angelina Mtulweni, this week described her battle to determine the fate of her son as 13 years of "hell" and "heartache".

Mtulweni said she had gone to the Vosloorus police station a day after Ximba picked up her son because he had not returned home.

"I told them that my son had not returned after Killer picked him up and they laughed at me and told me to go look for him myself. They warned me that I should not cause trouble," said Mtulweni.

Subsequent visits to the police station proved fruitless.

Mtulweni said she received a telephone call from Shoba about three weeks later. He was crying and said he was in Orange Farm, south of Johannesburg. He also said: "They are hitting me".

"The phone was immediately dropped after he said those words and I knew that something bad was happening to Koli," said Mtulweni.

The families visited hospitals and morgues in Johannesburg and even checked with prisons in their bid to trace Khumalo and Shoba.

Mtulweni said her family had lived in constant fear since the call. Every time they went to the police station to make inquiries, gunshots were fired close to their house at night.

"I feared for my other children's safety. No one ever dared mention their [Mdluli and Ximba's] names as you would be dealt with severely," said Mtulweni.

Khumalo's mother, Busisiwe Khumalo, shared the same fears as Mtulweni regarding the police at Vosloorus police station.

Khumalo's family were petrified to make inquiries.

His aunt, Boniswa, said: "We were scared to go to the police. Those policemen are untouchable. Even now, we don't know what can happen to us for talking to you."

The families say Shoba and Khumalo were police informants and suspect their disappearance is linked to their "knowing too much" and possibly having "dirt on senior police officials" at the Vosloorus police station.

Both families are relieved that the matter is receiving attention.

"I just want to know what happened to him and for those responsible to pay for what they did. I want his remains to bury him so that we can have closure. Not knowing what happened to your child is so painful," said Mtulweni.

Hawks spokesman McIntosh Polela confirmed that a Hawks team was investigating the disappearance of the two men.

"We are still trying to establish concrete evidence that would enable us to move on this matter," said Polela.

Ximba yesterday said he was unaware of the Hawks investigation and referred to it as a "joke".

"I don't give a damn. I'm tired of this s**t. Let them [the Hawks] just do what they want," he said before putting down the phone.

Shoba and Khumalo's case forms part of a broader investigation by the Hawks.

City Press this week reported that a task team headed by Colonel Piet Viljoen had been assigned by Hawks head Anwa Dramat to investigate the murder charges against Mdluli and Ximba.

Col. Piet Viljoen

Mdluli and Ximba, court orderly Warrant Officer Samuel Dlomo and Colonel Mthunzi-Omhle Mtunzi, were arrested in March this year for another cold murder case from 1999.

They face a raft of charges, including murder, kidnapping, conspiracy to murder, assault, defeating or obstructing the ends of justice, corruption and attempted murder.

Mdluli is alleged to have planned the murder of Oupa Ramogibe. The two were allegedly involved in a love triangle with Tshidi Buthelezi, with whom Mdluli had a child.

The Times understands that another case currently being re-investigated is that of the murder of a Vosloorus man for which Ximba was tried, but then acquitted on the grounds of self-defence.

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Crime intelligence unit in complete disarray

THABO MOKONE | 19 April, 2012 00:28

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa

Image by: DANIEL BORN

The crime intelligence unit of the police, which costs taxpayers R2.3-billion a year, is a shambles.

The committee did not raise these two allegations because they fall under the oversight of the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence.

Mkhwanazi admitted that his intelligence arm was not as strong as it was expected to be.

The crime intelligence unit's Major-General Chris de Kock told MPs that part of the problem was that intelligence-gathering officers were not doing the job they had been employed for.

"One of the biggest problems in intelligence is the misuse of [crime intelligence officers] at station level for the purpose of just purely statistics," he said.

"Some are even used as secretaries . and the other biggest problem is the shortage of collection capacity at cluster level."

De Kock pointed out that, when police station commanders used their intelligence officers efficiently, the war against crime was being won.

He cited police stations such as Sandton, in Johannesburg, Bloemfontein's Park Road and Garsfontein, in Pretoria, as good examples.

http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2012/04/19/crime-intelligence-unit-in-complete-disarray

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Finger Print Cop not a Cop

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Sunday, June 24, 2012

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South Africans fear cops

UPDATE (Feb 14, 2011): Read the full report which has just been released. Take your time and read it all the way through to the actual case histories of violent crimes committed by cops. Then you'll begin to understand why many South Africans fear cops almost as much as they fear the un-uniformed criminals—why they feel caught between a rock and a hard place.

http://marvcbarr.blogspot.com/2011/02/police-involvement-in-serious-and.html

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Police involvement in serious and violent crime ‘is common across the country’

By Marvin Caldwell-Barr

It’s well known that corruption is rife in the South African police force; and it’s also well known that cops are involved in much of the serious and violent crime that has turned this country into a hell on earth.

Police involvement in farm attacks, murder, rape, business robberies, house robberies, ATM bombings and selling guns to criminals is well documented.

It must be said, of course, that there are good cops doing excellent work in the fight against crime. But their efforts are cancelled out by the criminality of the bad cops.

The crime situation in this country is so bad, people don’t know which way to turn anymore.

In the predominantly black townships, desperate residents now resort to mob justice as a way of dealing with criminals, who, if caught, can expect to be beaten into a coma, then doused with petrol and set alight.

But thugs are undeterred by even such a gruesome prospect.

Many whites—together with increasing numbers of blacks, coloureds and Indians—when they can’t take it anymore, simply leave the country. And these are highly skilled people South Africa can ill afford to lose.

ANC politicians try to downplay reports of police criminality as isolated incidents involving a tiny minority within police ranks.

Not so, according to a new study whose findings show police involvement in serious and violent crimes to be widespread across the country, and most definitely not just limited to isolated incidents. The researchers say the cases they looked at are just the “tip of the iceberg”.

Details so far given out of the findings of the research—which was carried out last year by the Unit for Risk Analysis at the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) and which is to be released tomorrow—show the extent of police criminality to be far worse than anyone thought.

In just one week, researchers uncovered 100 cases of police involvement in serious and violent crime. Even more disturbing was the low conviction rate, they found, of offending police officers.

And 75 of those cases took place over a 15 month period leading up to April last year. Once again, the tip of the iceberg.

http://marvcbarr.blogspot.com/2011/02/police-involvement-in-serious-and.html

Crimes of the South African Police Service

Two bogus? police men appear Thursday Feb 16 in Magistrates court:

Lt Col Ndou said that the two suspects were still in custody and will appear in Kempton Park Magistrate ’s Court on Thursday February 16 for formal bail application. “The two suspects are facing charges of possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition, possession of suspected stolen motor vehicles, impersonating a police officer and possession of police equipment,” said Lt Col Ndou.

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Little faith in cops

May 25 2012 at 11:35am
By Karabo Seanego

A police constable accused of instigating a violent protest in Barberton was granted bail on Thursday.

South Africans seem to be losing faith in police officers tasked with protecting them from the onslaught of criminals and thugs.

Residents of Ekangala are livid about the time the local police station takes to respond to their calls. A ward councillor in the area was hopping mad after community members burnt a Putco bus and made their way to the house of the Tshwane Metropolitan Council chief whip Jabu Mabona and vandalised it earlier in the week.

According to the ward councillor, the police only responded after three hours. “We called them (at about) 7pm, but they only arrived after 10pm. When they got there they told us they had a staff shortage,” said the councillor. The house in question is not even five minutes away from the police station.

He said another Putco bus was burnt during protests a month ago. He said it happened next to the police station, but no one was arrested. “We are concerned about their reaction time, because people might die as a result of their slow response. This issue has to be dealt with immediately,” he said.

The councillor said when they went to the police station, the officers were reluctant to help until one of Mabona’s bodyguards introduced himself as a member of the VIP Protection Unit. “This was when they became a bit helpful and started talking to us. We called two senior members of that station, One was asleep and his wife answered the phone, but he never woke up. Another officer said he was on leave and couldn’t help us,” he said.

Police spokesman Johannes Japhta said they were looking into the matter and the station commissioner was willing to meet the complainants to address the problem. “We would like those people to come forward and supply us with more information and the names of those officers they spoke to,” said Japhta.

Actions such as those of the police officers at the Ekangala police station do not do much to encourage people to report crimes.

The South African Advertising Research Foundation (SAARF) has released figures stating that 40 percent of South Africans who fell victim to violent crimes did not report them as they did not have faith in the police. SAARF asked a sample of just more than 25 000 adults, aged from 15 years, if they had been victims of crime in 2011 and if so, if they had reported it.

SAARF CEO Dr Paul Haupt said their latest statistics showed that fewer than six out of 10 violent crime victims would see the inside of a police station. “While these figures are encouraging, there remains a significant gap between the number of people who say they have been a victim of crime and the number of people who will actually report that crime,” said Haupt.

The study found that out of the 1.8 million people who lived to tell the tale after experiencing a violent crime in 2011, 44.3 percent did not report it to the police. A total of 44.2 percent of people didn’t bother reporting non-violent crimes they had witnessed in the same period.

The head of crime and justice at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Gareth Newham, said the issue of people not reporting violent crimes to police wasn’t unique to SA. “Across the world, there is always some degree of under-reporting which varies according to several factors. The type of community and culture influences a person whether to report or not,” said Newham.

Newham said the different types of crime also had different reporting rates. According to him, almost all car hijackings are reported while only 60 percent of house burglaries are reported, and street robberies have the lowest reporting ratio.

“Sometimes people don’t report the crimes because they feel police will not catch the perpetrators or even if they do, they will not be able to identify them. Others fear reprisals from their attackers and if the crime happened while they were walking at night, they feel embarrassed and blame themselves for walking at night,” he said.

Newham added that as much as people might be reluctant to report crimes or view them as not being serious, police were not able to plan or know which crimes were prevalent in certain areas and what action should be taken to combat them.

That was echoed by Gauteng provincial police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Lungelo Dlamini. He said every crime, no matter how small, should be reported to the police so that they knew what crimes were on the increase and in what areas those crimes were mostly committed.

“Crimes reported become part of the official crime statistics and this helps us plan our strategies accordingly,” said Dlamini.

Newham said police should also make it easy for people to report crimes. He said one of the things that demoralised people when they went to report petty crimes, such as a stolen car stereo, was the fact that it took more than an hour to finish the paperwork.

“Government should also make information on the importance of reporting cases readily available to members of the public to encourage them to lay charges,” said Newham.

karabo.seanego@inl.co.za

Pretoria News

http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/little-faith-in-cops-1.1304932?ot=inmsa.ArticlePrintPageLayout.ot

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Police negligence

09 10:24:47

I was driving yesterday to work when a police vehicle nearly collided into me. I was entering a circle as i had right of way when a VW police van came speeding into the circle, forcing me to break. I looked at the driver and noticed he was on he's cellphone laughing, as well as another cop laughing in the passenger seat. They did not even go around the circle they drove over it. Im sorry, but who gives them the right to act in such a manner!! They should be setting examples!

http://www.crimeoutloud.co.za/index.php?nav=complaints&view=12

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Man snatched from police, set alight

2012-06-09 14:26

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Man-snatched-from-police-set-alight-20120609

Johannesburg - A suspected criminal is in a critical condition after he was forcibly taken from police custody and burnt by community members in Diesploot, Johannesburg Emergency Services (EMS) said on Saturday

Spokesman Synock Matobako said the team arrived on the scene at 07:00 on Saturday.

"He [the alleged criminal] was already under arrest, but we are not sure why. We received information that the community had overpowered the police and took him out and burn him."

"We were not able to get in because there were a lot of community members.

"We normally tell our [paramedics] that if an area is not safe, they should wait for a police escort."

The paramedics had five police vehicles with them, but Matobako said the EMS felt that it was still not safe for them to advance into the area.

"So the police went in and brought the patient to us....he had first degree burns to his whole body. We weren't able to ascertain if they used petrol of if they used a tyre" said Matobako.

The man, in his 30s, was taken to the Thembisa Hospital.

- SAPA

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Cop, dangerous inmate caught bumping uglies

28 May 2012 | BONGANI MTHETHWA | 8 Comments

A POLICE constable in KwaZulu-Natal is being investigated for having sex with a dangerous awaiting-trial prisoner.

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The two were allegedly caught partially naked in the Scottburgh police station's holding cell by station commissioner Lieutenant-Colonel Praga Naicker during a surprise inspection late on Monday night.

Police this week confirmed that Constable Snowy Sybil Cele (34) was arrested.

Her colleague, Constable Sekokela Nzama (28), who was on duty at the time of the incident and allegedly allowed Cele into the cell, was also detained.

The two constables appeared in the Scottburgh Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, charged with defeating the ends of justice, and were released on R3000 bail each.

The case was postponed to June 28 for the police to complete their investigation.

Though reluctant to discuss the case, provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Jay Naicker confirmed that Cele and the awaiting trial prisoner, Sibusiso Ndaba (33) - a cash-in-transit heist suspect - were discovered in the cell.

When Sunday World visited the station, 58km south of Durban, on Friday, officers on duty declined to comment and referred all questions to the station commissioner.

Naicker, who was also tight-lipped about the incident, said the case was "high priority".

He said that provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Mmamonnye Ngobeni had demanded that the investigation be given precedence over other cases.

"She views this matter in a very serious light," said Naicker.

According to the police docket and several officers, Cele, who was off duty, arrived at the station on Monday night and asked her colleague to allow her to see Ndaba, who was arrested in December 2010 and is awaiting trial in Umzinto Correctional Prison, about 9km from Scottburgh.

Ndaba, who faces a number of charges, including robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, had appeared in the Scottburgh Magistrates' Court on Monday and was scheduled to return to Umzinto prison the following day.

Cele declined to comment.

"No, not now!" she said.

The Star Newspaper

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Cops promote convict

May 31 2012 at 11:25am
By LEBOGANG SEALE

Four years ago, Michael Thomas was convicted of fraud and sentenced to 18 months’ correctional supervision. Today he is one of the top cops in the crime intelligence unit – a colonel appointed by suspended crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli.

And his name has disappeared from correctional services’ records.

Thomas was first appointed to crime intelligence as a lieutenant-colonel on January 28 last year.

Two months later, he was promoted to colonel.

Thomas, a former KwaZulu-Natal state prosecutor and advocate, was convicted of fraud after he did not hand over R4 000 bail to a client following his acquittal.

The Star understands that after his appointment, police management found that he had not disclosed his criminal record during his appointment process.

High-ranking sources from within the police’s covert unit said Thomas was one of many of Mdluli’s appointments, and family members reportedly got jobs too.

Thomas is also said to be among the 26 police officers who were transferred to the crime division “as pawns in a political power play” between Mdluli and suspended police commissioner Bheki Cele.

Sources said he is also said to be among the more than 15 criminals employed in the unit since the process to fill about 250 posts began.

The inspector-general of intelligence, Faith Radebe, is investigating the employment of the 15 criminals and the alleged irregular promotions, including those of the 26 police officers.

Meanwhile, the Star has reliably learnt that the Hawks are investigating the circumstances around Thomas’s employment.

However, all national police spokesman Brigadier Lindela Mashigo would say was: “The matter is a subject of investigation.”

Prior to his employment in the police service, Thomas worked as a public prosecutor before working as a private lawyer in Durban. He is said to be a close associate of President Jacob Zuma’s lawyer, Michael Hulley, who he uses as a reference.

Thomas committed the fraud on March 13, 2001 by pocketing the R4 000 in cash that his client had paid for bail. He was arrested by the Berea police in Durban on July 28, 2003. The Durban Magistrate’s Court convicted him and sentenced him to 18 months’ correctional supervision on January 17, 2008.

He was employed as a lieutenant-colonel in January last year before he was promoted to colonel in March last year.

Now, disgruntled members in the unit are blaming Mdluli for his “rampant jobs-for-pals spree” that they say is hampering the effective operations of the intelligence unit.

“This is an insult to the honest members of the SAPS who may never reach the ranks of lieutenant-colonel in their careers. There are ranks of constable, sergeant, warrant officer, lieutenant, captain and major before one can become a lieutenant-colonel,” the source said.

“We understand that, at times, crime intelligence may appoint criminals to be able to infiltrate other criminals.

“However, if Thomas cannot pursue his (legal) profession because of his dishonesty, how can he be trusted by the police?”

Correctional Services Department spokesman Phumlani Ximiya confirmed that Thomas was convicted. He said Thomas had presented himself to the community corrections offices to be put on the system on February 8, 2008. He again presented himself on February 15, to be informed of his conditions of sentence and which community service project to report to. But his name had disappeared from Correctional services’ records on February 8, after he had said he wanted to appeal.

“We are currently investigating why he has not appeared on our records,” Ximiya said.

Meanwhile, Freedom Under Law has welcomed acting national commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s decision to suspend Mdluli again. Earlier this month, it applied for an urgent court interdict after Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa deployed Mdluli to the intelligence division’s operational unit. The organisation called on Mthethwa to reinstate the criminal and disciplinary charges against Mdluli.

lebogang.seale@inl.co.za

The Star

http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/cops-promote-convict-1.1308828

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Intelligence boss linked to Krejcir

2011-03-30 19:30

Johannesburg - The head of the police crime intelligence General Richard Mdluli was allegedly being probed for interfering with the Hawks' investigation into Czech fraud accused Radovan Krejcir.

A warrant of arrest was issued for Mdluli. "Yes there is a warrant and the police are acting on it," Colonel Vish Naidoo said. "I can't confirm what it is for."

The Mail & Guardian reported last week that the Hawks were probing Mdluli and Gauteng crime intelligence boss Joey Mabasa over allegations that they interfered with the Hawks' investigation into Czech fraud accused Radovan Krejcir.

The newspaper reported that a source close to the Hawks, an intelligence source and a prosecuting authority official had all confirmed that the investigation centred on Mabasa and Mdluli.

"The probe is understood to focus on allegations that crime intelligence engaged in extensive phone-tapping of Hawks' members and others involved in the Krejcir investigation," the Mail & Guardian wrote.

It is alleged that in at least one case, intercepted conversations found their way to targets of the Hawks' investigation, which includes not only Krejcir but a number of his associates.

Mabasa has previously been accused of holding meetings with Krejcir at Sandton's Michelangelo hotel, something the two men have denied.

Wives set up a company
Mabasa's wife and Krejcir's wife are also reported to have set up a company together.

Mabasa claimed he had been separated from his wife for the past 15 years, despite credit records showing that they had given the same home addresses for the past four years.

Mabasa alleged that, in a telephone call to him, former Krejcir employee George Smith confessed to murdering strip club boss Lolly Jackson.

The City Press newspaper reported earlier in March that tensions between National Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele and Mdluli was "sky high" after two police "spies" raided the public protector’s office.

Cele was reported to be livid when he found out about the "unannounced visit" to Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s Pretoria office.

Police management suspended the two counter-intelligence officers.

"An inside source told City Press that tension between Cele and Mdluli had been simmering for a while, with Mdluli being seen by Cele and his supporters as the last senior official left in the police from the Jackie Selebi era," the newspaper reported.

Mdluli was promoted from deputy head of Gauteng police to head of national crime intelligence on July 1 2009 by acting police chief Tim Williams.

- SAPA

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Intelligence-boss-linked-to-Krejcir-20110330