Senior police official Brigadier Rachel Matjeng, who admitted she had been involved in a relationship with underworld figure Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala, has been dismissed from the South African Police Service.
The Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, welcomed the dismissal of Matjeng, saying that the dismissal follows the conclusion of an internal disciplinary process.
Brigadier Matjeng was found guilty on multiple counts of serious misconduct arising from her relationship with alleged underworld figure Cat Matlala.
Among the charges on which she was found guilty are:
-Accepting gratification
-Money laundering
-Improper conduct by advising Matlala against the interests of the South African Police Service
-Conduct prejudicial to the administration of the SAPS by providing Matlala with a list containing details of SAPS members with the intention of deriving a financial benefit;
-Dishonesty.
Lieutenant General Dimpane said the outcome sends a clear message that corruption, criminality and any form of collusion with criminals have no place within the South African Police Service.
Majeng is one of 12 officers linked to the R360m Medicare24 SAPS tender scandal.
*This is a developing story.*
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