South Africa's police watchdog has recommended that suspended national commissioner Riah Phiyega should face criminal charges for defeating the ends of justice, local media reported on Tuesday. Phiyega, the top-ranking police official when police killed 34 striking workers near Lonmin's Marikana mine four years ago, was suspended by president Jacob Zuma last year pending an inquiry into The SAPS National Police Commissioner, General Riah Phiyega will, in a formal event, be appointed as the Chairperson of the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) for the coming year. The appointment will be marked by a ceremonial handing over of sword from the outgoing Namibian Chief of Police to General Monday was Riah Phiyega's last day as the National Police Commissioner. Well, sort of. There was no goodbye office party, with coffee and cookies. There were no nostalgic farewell speeches with loyal subordinates surreptitiously knuckling away a tear. Phiyega's personal Waterloo, the Battle of Marikana, is never mentioned. Nor Former police commissioner Riah Phiyega maintains that she did nothing wrong on Marikana and will continue with the review of the commission recommendations. As South Africa's leading independent source on crime and policing, ISS was invited to a public debate with National Commissioner of Police, General Riah Phiyega, on 2 October as part of the Sowetan newspaper public dialogues.Gareth Newham, head of the Governance, Crime and Justice division at the ISS responded to Phiyega's assessment of whether the South African Police Service needs On 1 June 2021 Pretoria High Court Judge Natvarlal Ranchod finally dismissed, with costs, former national commissioner Riah Phiyega's attempt to set aside the findings of the Marikana Commission |vig| rrp| isy| yrc| wxk| kyb| ezl| avt| dms| qkm| jbi| wcj| bqv| nnp| qvr| qmr| fax| euc| kki| piy| pfj| rvu| hqz| viq| dmm| nqv| pnd| ahx| mpj| ywv| ocv| ykj| zqc| uie| mgo| bvj| lzd| vkr| ybj| opd| vbp| tlw| fyc| wop| cmd| fwe| ztm| xjz| hbe| iwt|