Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has revealed the members of the task team who will investigate allegations contained in a letter written by Lieutenant-General Richard Mdluli.
The task team will be led by the Chief State Law Adviser Enver Daniels and will include Lieutenant-General Abel Mxolisi Shilubane from SANDF, Stan Noosi from State Security and head of SAPS legal services Lieutenant-General Julius Molefe.
The team has already met and is expected to complete the investigation within a month.
During his Budget Vote on Wednesday, Mthethwa noted that the letter in question seemed to have political connotations and had caused tensions within SAPS management.
"It alludes to some conspiracy theory, and names suspended national police commissioner, General Bheki Cele, head of Hawks Lieutenant General Anwa Dramat, operational services head, Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya and Gauteng provincial police commissioner, Lieutenant General Mzwandile Petros as ganging up against him," the Police Ministry noted.
Mthethwa said on Wednesday that he had instituted a task team to investigate these allegations because they were so serious as to suggest the meddling of policing functions in politics.
He also announced that Mdluli would be shifted from his position as head of Crime Intelligence.
Mdluli will now serve under the Deputy National Commissioner, Lieutenant General Fani Masemola, who is responsible for operations, said SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Lindela Mashigo.
The Police Ministry also elaborated on the terms of reference for the task team: to collate the information, including the letter as well as consultation with all the affected people mentioned in the letter, provide in-depth analysis and thereafter compile a report.
The report will also give clear recommendations on the way forward.
Mthethwa called on society to give the task team time to carry out this process without any undue interference.
