Username:
 Password:
 

Are you not a member?
Register here
Forgot your password?
 
 
 
 
 
 



NEWS > 13 October 2006

Other related articles:

Stubborn police ‘do not give g
STUBBORN senior officers who refuse to implement new management practices cause major headaches for Victoria Police, a new report from the corruption watchdog says.

Some police station managers were shirking their responsibility to supervise junior officers, Office of Police Integrity director George Brouwer said in his annual report, tabled yesterday in State Parliament.

“Many of the issues at some stations arise from a failure by station management to adopt contemporary leadership and management practices and to keep pace with changes that have occurred in management of... Read more

 Article sourced from

SABC News - Auckland Park,Sout
13 October 2006
This article appeared in the above title/site.
To view it in its entirity click this link.


Two former Scorpions bosses in

Two former Scorpions bosses appeared in the Pretoria Special Commercial Crimes Court on charges of theft, fraud and corruption, a police spokesperson.

Dennis Adriao, a police captain, said the two handed themselves over to police and were arrested today on charges relating to corruption, theft and fraud amounting collectively to over R1.5 million.

He said the investigation was conducted over a period of 13 months by South African Police Service (SAPS) detectives attached to the Serious Economic Offences unit.

Geophrey Ledwaba (41) was granted R100 000 bail and Ayanda Dlodlo (43) was granted bail of R50 000 and the case was postponed to November 30.

Ledwaba, Dlodlo investigated for improper conduct
Makhosini Nkosi, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson, said Vusi Pikoli, the NPA head, requested the investigation against Ledwaba and Dlodlo after allegations of improper conduct with regard to certain transactions were levelled against Ledwaba.

Ledwaba is the former head of operations of the crime-busting unit, the Directorate of Special Operations (DSO).

He resigned during 2005 after the criminal investigation was launched. Dlodlo, who was DSO head of strategic operations, resigned in 2004 to rejoin the Gauteng provincial government in a senior position at the department of safety and liaison.

"Advocate Pikoli thanks the SAPS for the professional manner in which they conducted the investigation. He also thanks the management of the DSO for the full cooperation that they gave to the police during their investigation," said Nkosi.

Senior Scorpions advocate in jail
He said the outcome of the police investigation indicated there was no widespread fraud and corruption in the DSO, and that these were isolated incidents.

"The NPA, which adopts a zero-tolerance approach to acts of misconduct and criminality among its employees, will ensure that the prosecution of the two individuals is carried out to the full extent of and in accordance with the law," said Nkosi.

Portia Kgantsi, a senior Scorpions advocate, is currently in jail awaiting her bail application to be heard. She was arrested on charges of bribery, corruption, extortion and defeating the ends of justice earlier this month.
 

EiP Comments:

 


* We have no wish to infringe the copyright of any newspaper or periodical. If you feel that we have done so then please contact us with the details and we will remove the article. The articles republished on this site are provided for the purposes of research , private study, criticism , review, and the reporting of current events' We have no wish to infringe the copyright of any newspaper , periodical or other works. If you feel that we have done so then please contact us with the details and where necessary we will remove the work concerned.


 
 
[about EiP] [membership] [information room] [library] [online shopping]
[EiP services] [contact information]
 
 
Policing Research 2010 EthicsinPolicing Limited. All rights reserved International Policing
privacy policy

site designed, maintained & hosted by
The Consultancy
Ethics in Policing, based in the UK, provide information and advice about the following:
Policing Research | Police News articles | Police Corruption | International Policing | Police Web Sites | Police Forum | Policing Ethics | Police Journals | Police Publications