‘Phiyega’s entire disastrous career needs to be reviewed’: DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday said it wants the Farlam Commission-recommended inquiry into Riah Phiyega’s fitness to hold office widened to include claims of her impropriety. The party’s shadow police minister Zakhele Mbhele said this was necessary “given the damning findings of the Ministerial Reference Group (MRG)” delivered in Parliament on Wednesday “that Phiyega “is guilty of perjury‚ misconduct‚ fraud and misleading Parliament”.“Currently the inquiry into Phiyega is based solely on the recommendations of the Farlam Commission into the Marikana massacre‚” said Mbhele.“Yet the MRG‚ established by Police Minister Nathi Nhleko‚ into a wide range of issues now necessitates that Phiyega’s entire disastrous career be reviewed.“Her failings go far beyond the tragedy of Marikana and have directly contributed to the decline of the SAPS and compromised its ability to ensure that ordinary South Africans are safe and secure in their homes‚ workplaces and in public.”Mbhele said the DA would write to President Jacob Zuma “to urge him to…be holistic in assessing the competencies and performance of Phiyega and to assess her entire career as police commissioner”...
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