In the same month, Cele had come under fire for using an SAPS chopper at the African National Congress (ANC) election manifesto.
Although the party welcomed the arrest of the Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes murder suspects, it criticised Cele for holding a press conference “to show South Africa that Saps is doing its job it is supposed to be doing”.After the media briefing, DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Police Okkie Terblanche wrote a letter to the police minister asking what the total cost of arranging and staging the media briefing he held on 27 February 2024 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, was.
In response, the police ministry revealed that the estimated total costs associated with the flight of the Saps Cessna Sovereign aircraft to KwaZulu-Natal on 27 February were R176 945.Police Minister Bheki Cele accuses jealousy behind calls for his removal A video on social media showed the police minister arriving at the event in the chopper, sparking criticism from South Africans who accused the minister of abusing state resources.The DA called for Cele to be billed in his personal capacity and a full Saps internal investigation to review the process that authorised the use of the helicopter by Cele.
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