ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says VIP protectors shouldn't just use blue lights willy nilly, but that on-duty officers should use them in the event of a threat. | khayakoko88
He said:"It's not just used at random when you visit your friend for a drink and so on. Blue lights are not a problem; the problem is the behaviour. Police have got … discretion, guided by the law, to act where they see [a] threat."
He called on police watchdog, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate , to probe the matter speedily.Mashatile's VIP cops – who cost taxpayers a pretty penny – face suspension after alleged highway assault "That's why we say, as the ANC, that if they are wrong, there must be consequences," he said, adding that the public"only saw snippets" and did not have the full story.Mbalula also gave an update on the ANC's national working committee meeting , a structure of 20 senior party members, on Tuesday.
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