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Amidst Accusations Of Corruption, Ramaphosa Suspends The Police Minister 2025

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Ramaphosa Suspends The Police Minister

Ramaphosa Suspends The Police Minister

Ramaphosa Suspends The Police Minister: In response to grave accusations made by senior police official General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa removed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. Mkhwanazi charged Mchunu and Shadrack Sibiya, the deputy police commissioner, with conspiring with criminal syndicates and meddling in delicate investigations.
The suspension coincides with mounting apprehension around purported political meddling in important law enforcement organizations. The decision was made public by President Ramaphosa, who said, “I have decided to put the Minister of Police, Mr. Senzo Mchunu, on a leave of absence with immediate effect in order for the Commission to execute its functions effectively.” To help the commission function effectively, the minister has promised to fully cooperate with it.

Professor Firoz Cachalia has been named acting Minister of Police by Ramaphosa. Mkhwanazi further claimed that Mchunu and Sibiya dismantled a crucial crime-fighting squad that was looking into a series of murders with political motivations. According to reports, organized crime networks were connected to these murders.
The President also described the investigation’s parameters. According to Ramaphosa, “The commission will look into the role of current or former senior officials in certain institutions who may have provided financial or political support to a syndicate’s operations, failed to act on credible intelligence or internal warnings, or assisted or abetted the alleged criminal activity.”

Ramaphosa Suspends The Police Minister

The President has come under fire from opposition parties for not acting more forcefully. They contend that putting Mchunu on leave is insufficient to hold him accountable and have demanded that he be fired right away.

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