The high court in Pretoria on Tuesday set aside the decision by former president Jacob Zuma to fire Bheki Cele as national police commissioner on allegations of corruption.
Zuma fired Cele in June 2012 after a board of inquiry found that he was not fit to hold office. The inquiry was mandated by the former president to establish whether Cele had acted corruptly, dishonestly, or with an undeclared conflict of interest in relation to two police lease deals he signed. In 2014, Cele was appointed deputy agriculture minister and in 2018 after the resignation of Zuma as state president, Cyril Ramaphosa appointed him as police minister.
Ministry spokeswoman Reneilwe Serero said after his appointment as police minister, Cele amended his court papers indicating that if he won the matter he would not want to return to the position of national commissioner.
“The fight against crime continues, and I remain even more committed to work with the police to combat, prevent and investigate crime in our country, thus creating a safe and secure SA where all the inhabitants are and feel safe,” Cele said.
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