Lt.genl. Shadrack Sibiya is no longer an employee of the South African Police Service (SAPS) as of today. The police have confirmed that his service termination follows his resignation on Monday morning, which he submitted immediately at the start of his disciplinary hearing.
Brig. Athlenda Mathe, national police spokesperson, says Sibiya's legal representative submitted his resignation after the disciplinary proceedings began. Because a disciplinary case against him was still pending at the time of his resignation, his departure is considered a dishonourable discharge by the police. The police service has confirmed that his service was terminated with immediate effect.
Sibiya faces separate disciplinary and criminal proceedings. One disciplinary charge sheet relates to allegations that he received R500 000 and later R300 000 from businessman Vusimusi "Cat" Matlala, accepted twenty red antelope from him, encouraged him to open a case against members of the political murder unit, shared confidential police information without authorisation, acted in connection with a warrant for blogger Musa Khawula and promised a promotion or position in a drug project to sergeant Fannie Nkosi.
In the separate criminal case, Sibiya faces six charges, including rape, human trafficking, three charges relating to sexual grooming and an alleged breach of the Firearms Control Act. Sibiya denies the criminal allegations, and the allegations should not be presented as proven guilt.
Sources: SAPS, Times Live, Mail & Guardian
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
