Two metro cops found guilty of serious misconduct
Five others were issued with written warnings.
Two metro officials were dismissed after they were found guilty of serious misconduct, including extortion.
A further five were issued with written warnings.
“We are duty-bound to use every avenue to ensure that officials who break the law face the necessary consequences,” said MMC for community safety Grandi Theunissen.
Theunissen said that some of the officials would appear in court soon as suspects in criminal cases.
The pair were dismissed after their disciplinary proceedings that started in February and August last year.
Theunissen said that last year’s city-wide strike delayed the cases, with one taking a year and the other six months to conclude.
“The illegal strike action placed an additional burden on the human resource department, which was key to the proceedings,” he said.
He said that regular meetings were being held with relevant departments to ensure that misbehaviour and criminal actions were met with adequate and decisive action from the metro.
The meetings were supported by mayor Cilliers Brink and the MMC for corporate and shared services, Kingsley Wakelin.
They would continue to work with the TMPD and the human resource department to ensure concerns were investigated and disciplinary proceedings would ensue in acceptable timelines.
Theunissen said that he had instructed the recently appointed chief of police, Yolanda Faro to bring back discipline and re-establish strong command and control.
“While this feat may seem like a drop in the ocean, it signifies an end to the era of impunity within the TMPD and I believe these outcomes will assist her to shape the department.
“Victims of crime at the hands of TMPD officials can open a criminal case at their nearest police station,” said Theunissen.
He encouraged residents to report incidents to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) via gauteng@ipid.gov.za and the TMPD integrity unit on 083 657 2998.
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