Police minister Bheki Cele could not have provided “executive direction” during the July unrest and looting because he did not receive any intelligence reports from national police commissioner Khehla Sitole or crime intelligence.
Police minister Bheki Cele alleges national police commissioner Lt-Gen Khehla Sitole was 'nowhere to be seen' during the riots and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in July. File photo.Police minister Bheki Cele could not have provided “executive direction” during the July unrest and looting because he did not receive any intelligence reports from national commissioner Lt-Gen Khehla Sitole or crime intelligence.
He said his office had later learnt an intelligence report was “seemingly” distributed to Sitole, deputy national police commissioner Lt-Gen Fannie Masemola and senior managers within the crime intelligence division. “The police management, therefore, failed to inform/brief me thus, leaving me to rely on my own resources. I had to work with people on the ground in an effort to contain the unrest,” said Cele.“It was only me who visited the affected areas in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng to calm the situation and to try to unite communities affected by the unrest.
“Given the high-profile nature of the subject under discussion, I expected from the national commissioner to obtain and provide me with an initial threat and risk assessment/early warning report ahead of the unrest, and thereafter through continuous feedback, updates and briefings with the aim to provide insight and understanding to enable me to make a contribution to broad strategies, policies and resources,” Cele said.
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