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PHOTO: Getty Images The dubious Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) procurement scandal – the bedrock of a leadership purge in the police’s Crime Intelligence (CI) Division – saw more than R1.1 million channelled from a shadowy police slush fund to companies controlled by former cops. Crime Intelligence boss Peter Jacobs, along with five high-ranking officers under his command, have been suspended while facing misconduct charges after the Secret Services Account – the R500 million slush fund meant to bankroll covert operations – was used to pay for t...

Slush fund abuse goes on as ex-cops score big in Crime Intelligence PPE scandal 18 January 2021 2:47 PM Share This: News24 investigative journalist Jeff Wicks says the slush fund is very much a portal open to abuse and needs drastic attention. The police Crime Intelligence Unit has been beset by problems and ructions over the past decade. It's again facing inner turmoil. Noe Crime Intelligence boss Peter Jacobs along with five high-ranking officers have been suspended while facing misconduct charges relating the abuse of the secret services account that was used to pay for a personal protect...

EFF opens criminal case against Cele over alleged interference in PPE corruption probe By Zintle Mahlati Share Johannesburg – The EFF has opened a criminal case against Police Minister Bheki Cele for defeating the ends of justice and interfering in the investigation of a Crime Intelligence personal protective equipment (PPE) procurement process. EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi opened the case at the Sunnyside police station in Pretoria on Monday. The EFF describes Cele’s actions as a classic case of political interference. The red berets plan to pile more pressure on Cele by laying a complaint wi...

The EFF's Mbuyiseni Ndlozi told journalists outside the police station that the officers used the PPE tenders as a "get rich quick" scheme and called for a swift investigation.

Makhosandile Zulu Police Minister Bheki Cele. Picture: Tracy Lee Stark In a statement on Sunday, the EFF said this follows a North Gauteng High Court ruling which cited Cele as having attempted to stop the suspension of the head of police crime intelligence, Lieutenant-General Peter Jacobs over the allegedly fraudulent acquisition of personal protective equipment (PPE). Ndlozi will open the case at the Sunnyside police station in Tshwane. Commissar @MbuyiseniNdlozi To Open A Case Against Minister Of Police Bheki Cele pic.twitter.com/yU9G77DAXm The North...