The Public Protector says Wally Rhoode improperly used resources from the presidential protection unit to conduct a cross-border investigation to Namibia, chasing after the president’s money.
CAPE TOWN - The South African Police Service 's top brass says it is still considering recommendations made by the Public Protector to subject the head of its VIP protection unit, Wally Rhoode, to disciplinary action.
On Friday, Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka recommended that both Rhoode and police officer Hlulani Rekhoto face disciplinary action within 60 days.In the Public Protector’s investigation of whether President Cyril Ramaphosa breached his oath of office in connection with events at his Phala Phala farm in February 2020, it’s the head of his VIP protection unit, Wally Rhoode, that has come off the worst.
The Public Protector says Rhoode improperly used resources from the presidential protection unit to conduct a cross-border investigation to Namibia, chasing after the president’s money. SAPS spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe, says the Public Protector’s recommendation to discipline the pair is still being considered by management.The Public Protector has given the SAPS 90 days to develop directives on how the presidential protection services should handle crimes reported directly to it by those under their protection.
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