Snake in the grass trying to destabilise police - MP
7 December 2016
Cape Town - A dangerous snake in the grass is trying to destabilise the SAPS, with help from right-wing NGOs and other individuals, Parliament’s police committee heard on Wednesday.
There were a number of "sinister attempts" to tarnish the police’s work, which was concerning but not surprising, Police Minister Nathi Nhleko told the committee.
He was briefing the committee on the breakdown of his relationship with IPID head Robert McBride, but instead spoke of an "orchestrated attempt" to destabilise the police.
People were jostling for power and influence, Nhleko said. If suspended national commissioner Riah Phiyega was declared unfit to hold office, following the Claassen inquiry, people were looking to fill the post, he explained.