Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya asked to take leave of absence amid Mkhwanazi claims
Sibiya, who was a central figure in the allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi last Sunday, was informed telephonically by his superior, national police commissioner General Fanie Masemola, to remain at home.
Mkhwanazi accused Sibiya of being a criminal and of improper conduct for closing a political task unit investigating political killings allegedly at the bidding of Police Minister Senzo Mchunu.
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