Instead, he suspended former Gauteng Hawks boss Shadrack Sibiya and former Hawks boss Anwa Dramat for their alleged role in the renditions.
did not seek clarification from the Independent Police Investigative Directorate on why there were two contradictory reports into the now infamous Zimbabwe rendition saga.
The first report – dated 22 January 2014 – by directorate investigator Innocent Khuba found that Sibiya and Dramat had been involved in the renditions and should be criminally charged. Nhleko testified on Monday that the reference group produced an assessment report on the renditions after investigating the matter. He added that the report spoke about the two conflicting Ipid reports. He later recanted, saying that the reference group had verbally told him about the two reports, but that this was not in their assessment report.
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo asked Nhleko if he hadn’t reached out to McBride for an explanation after reading both reports. Nhleko said he could not recall if he had asked for a meeting.
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