Masemola has clear mandate to clean up SAPS: Ramaphosa
Masemola was suspended in April, after being charged under the Public Finance Management Act.
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has stated that reinstated National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola's mandate is to remove corrupt individuals from the police service. Masemola had been suspended in April following charges under the Public Finance Management Act related to the oversight of a controversial SAPS health-services contract.
The reinstatement and resumption of Masemola's duties come as part of a renewed reform process aimed at cleaning the police service of corruption. Ramaphosa made these remarks while campaigning for the ANC in the Dullah Omar Region ahead of the upcoming local government elections in November. He emphasized that Commissioner General Masemola will be focused on addressing corruption and eliminating wrongdoing within the police service as his clear mandate.
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