Khomotso Phahlane | |
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National Commissioner of the South African Police Service | |
In office 15 October 2015 –1 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Riah Phiyega |
Succeeded by | Lesetja Mothiba |
President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
Minister | Senzeni Zokwana |
Personal details | |
Political party | African National Congress |
Police career | |
Department | South African Police Service |
Service years | 2015–2017 |
Rank | Acting Commissioner |
Khomotso Johannes Phahlane is the former acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS),serving from 15 October 2015 to 1 June 2017. [1] He was appointed after the suspension of Riah Phiyega. He was previously head of the SAPS Forensic Service from 2012 to 2015. [2]
In February 2018,Phahlane and his wife appeared in court on charges of fraud and corruption. [3] [4] [5]
On 30 July 2020,Phahlane was dismissed from the police after 3 years on suspension,after being found guilty of dishonest conduct. [6] On 12 October 2020,Lieutenant-General Bonang Mgwenya,the country’s second-most senior police official and Phalane's former second-in-command,was arrested on charges of corruption,fraud,theft and money laundering involving about R200-million and afterwards appeared in Ridge Magistrates’court. [7] At the time of Mgwenya's arrest,she and Phahlane were among 14 fellow officers who were charged with corruption. [7]
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