Inspector-General Imtiaz Fazel Suspended Amid Scandal
President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended Inspector-General of Intelligence Imtiaz Fazel, effective immediately, pending an investigation into his conduct by parliament's joint standing committee on intelligence.
The presidency announced Fazel's suspension after the committee received a complaint about his conduct, but did not specify the nature of the misconduct.
- Fazel's suspension is the latest scandal to hit South Africa's policing and intelligence system.
- Previous allegations by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi have implicated now suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and deputy national commissioner for crime detection Shadrack Sibiya.
No specific details on the nature of Fazel's misconduct were provided.
A commission, chaired by retired judge Mbuyiseli Madlanga, has been established to investigate claims of criminality and political interference, and parliament has set up a parallel ad hoc committee to conduct a similar investigation.
Author's summary: Fazel suspended amid scandal in South Africa's intelligence system.
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