Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has referred allegations of police misconduct to the Madlanga Commission after she declined to investigate them.
Public Protector (PP) Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka has approached the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry to probe serious allegations of misconduct against Mpumalanga police officers and their national bosses after she declined to investigate them herself.
On April 20, ActionSA in Mpumalanga wrote to Gcaleka requesting an investigation into allegations made by suspended Mpumalanga Police Commissioner, Lt-General Daphney Manamela, during her media briefing on April 19.
Stating the reason for referring the matter to Madlanga, the PP stated that it has the right to decline investigating a complaint that is already being handled by another public body to avoid duplication of efforts and resources.
In a letter to ActionSA on Thursday, the PP’s representative in Mpumalanga, Advocate Carina van Eeden, stated that Section 6 of the Public Protector Act provides that the PP has a right to decline to investigate a matter that is already dealt with by another public body.
