Genl. maj. Richard Shibiri (Foto: Justice, Crime Prevention and Security/X)
Maj. Gen. Richard Shibiri, suspended head of the police’s organized crime unit, has been sacked.
Shibiri was suspended in February after being implicated in the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.
He was given the go-ahead following internal disciplinary processes.
Brig. Athlenda Mathe, national spokesperson for the police, confirmed on Friday that as part of an internal disciplinary process, Shibiri was found guilty of misconduct in relation to behavior that brought the organization into disrepute, “including his association with a known criminal”.
The Madlanga Commission heard earlier this year that Shibiri borrowed about R80 000 from the controversial tenderpreneur Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala to repair his son’s car.
Shibiri described Matlala as a friend and testified before the commission that he paid the money back to Matlala. Shibiri reportedly sold two cattle and settled part of his debt in cash. The outstanding amount was later apparently transferred electronically.
Mathe confirmed on Friday that the disciplinary process that has since followed “was carried out in accordance with applicable SAPS directives and principles of procedural fairness”.
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