The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria dismissed Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya‘s bid to return to work.

This comes after National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola ordered Sibiya to stay at home pending an investigation.

The decision came after Sibiya was placed at the center of allegations of corruption and misconduct within the South African Police by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.

Appearing in court last week, Sibiya said that processes followed by Masemola to suspend him are unlawful: