Robert McBride will know by noon on Thursday whether he will remain the head of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate.
Pretoria - Robert McBride will know by noon on Thursday whether he will remain the head of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate .
Advocate Steven Budlender said they will be back in court at 2pm on Thursday to decide on the way forward if McBride’s contract was not extended. His present contract runs out at the end of this month. The portfolio committee had been meeting this week to discuss the issue of who should be appointed as Ipid head and whether McBride’s contract should be renewed.
As the committee was still in discussions regarding the issue, the affidavit was not filed. The parties were, however, back in the urgent court on Tuesday as agreed.
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