GAUTENG. – Brig. Dineo Mokwele (29) se aanstelling as hoof van Sigbare Polisiëring (Vispol) in Pretoria se Moot-distrik word deur die DA veroordeel op grond daarvan dat sy nie formeel opgelei is nie, nog nooit ’n SAPD-uniform gedra het nie en tans op borgtog op aanklag van korrupsie is.
Ian Cameron, DA-polisiewoordvoerder, sê die aanstelling is onregverdigbaar en ondermyn die integriteit van die SAPD. Die party sê die besluit is skokkend en eis dat die oordrag onmiddellik herroep en die brigadier geskors word, soos bepaal in die dissiplinêre regulasies. Die DA sê die stap plaas opgeleide konstabels onder die bevel van iemand sonder grondvlakervaring en toon swak aanspreeklikheid binne die SAPD-leierskap. Die DA sal parlementêre meganismes gebruik om die besluit te beveg.
Dié plasing van Ian Cameron op sosiale media het menige polisiebeampte se bloed laat kook.
Lees die DA se volledige verklaring hier onder:
The Democratic Alliance strongly condemns the temporary transfer of a 29-year-old Brigadier who has never worn a SAPS uniform, never undergone formal police training, and is currently out on bail on serious corruption charges into the post of Head of Visible Policing (Vispol) for the Moot District in Pretoria.
We demand the immediate reversal of this indefensible decision and will use Parliament’s accountability mechanisms to ensure full transparency about how such an appointment was made.
This decision is nothing short of outrageous. The Brigadier in question was one of several senior Crime Intelligence members arrested just weeks ago on charges including fraud, corruption and abuse of SAPS secret service funds. SAPS management now claims this is a “temporary transfer” under the Disciplinary Regulations, which allow for redeployment if a member’s presence in their current post is untenable. But nothing in the regulations justifies failing to impose precautionary suspension, which exists specifically to protect investigations and institutional integrity in cases exactly like this.
Appointing an untrained, operationally inexperienced officer to oversee front-line visible policing undermines public safety, the credibility of SAPS and the morale of honest, hardworking police officers who have earned their rank through service and merit. It also places ordinary constables and sergeants under the command of someone unfamiliar with the realities and risks of policing on the ground.
This case exposes serious flaws in internal vetting, accountability and decision-making at the highest levels of SAPS leadership. It demonstrates how political interference and weak discipline continue to erode the professional standing of the service and demoralise career officers.
The DA therefore demands the following immediate actions:
-The National Commissioner must reverse this transfer without delay.
-The Brigadier in question must be placed on suspension in line with the SAPS Disciplinary Regulations pending the outcome of her criminal and internal disciplinary proceedings.
We will continue to hold SAPS leadership accountable for decisions that weaken public trust, jeopardise police integrity and insult the thousands of dedicated officers who serve South Africa honourably.
