'The matter of crime intelligence classifying documents is ongoing,' which renders Ipid unable to proceed with probes, he testified.
Former Ipid head Robert McBride is pictured at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture held in Parktown, 11 April 2019. Picture: Refilwe Modise
Officers’ rampant abuse of crime intelligence’s secret service account and the classified information strategy which shielded suspects from prosecution were among revelations made by Ipid former executive director Robert McBride to the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture yesterday.His frustration with crime intelligence over collaborating in criminal investigations with the Independent Police Investigative Directorate .
He said he had written to current Minister of Police Bheki Cele “for help to declassify documents, [but] resistance is still there. McBride said the “second rendition report” was used by Nhleko to push Dramat and former Gauteng Hawks head Bheki Sibiya out and to suspend him.
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