The Pretoria High Court has reserved judgment in the case between Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, the suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, and National Commissioner Fannie Masemola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sibiya, a top cop linked to politically sensitive investigations, is challenging his suspension by Masemola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He argues the suspension was unlawful because Masemola failed to follow proper disciplinary procedure\u2014serving him notice after the suspension instead of before. Sibiya is asking the court to reinstate him and block further disciplinary steps until the ongoing Madlanga Commission probe into police leadership is completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The case was heard this week in Pretoria, with the court reserving judgment. A ruling is expected soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sibiya maintains he was targeted for simply following orders when he transferred dockets from the political killings task team. He says he later attempted to return them to KwaZulu-Natal but met resistance. Masemola\u2019s team argues the matter is too serious to ignore and that the suspension was necessary to safeguard the integrity of investigations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For now, both Sibiya and Masemola wait on the court\u2019s decision\u2014one that could reshape power dynamics inside the South African Police Service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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