GAUTENG. – The Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department (TMPD) has launched an internal disciplinary investigation into Sergeant Lucas Thomas Nkolele after criminal charges against him, which were linked to allegations of gender-based violence, were withdrawn following his court appearance.
The TMPD confirmed in a media statement on 6 November that Nkolele was arrested by police in Rietgat on 1 November on allegations of common assault and intentional damage to property. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) also opened a separate investigation into his conduct.
The department said it immediately began an internal disciplinary investigation to establish the circumstances of the incident. The TMPD emphasises its zero-tolerance policy towards gender-based violence, the murder of women and any form of crime or misconduct within its ranks.
The reason for the withdrawal of the criminal charges was not provided in the statement.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
