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Media Statement DURBAN – Police in KwaZulu-Natal have noted with grave concern the malicious and character assassinating allegations directed towards Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The accusations are being peddled via WhatsApp messages and other social platforms. Police refutes the allegations and accusations contained in that vile communique as baseless, unfounded and as a cheap attempt to create instability within the police machinery, not only in the province but nationally. Police in KwaZulu-Natal have been attaining notable successes in the recent past and are continuing to make criminals uncomfortable. Such relentless pursuit of organised criminal groups and the dismantling of many of them have made some criminal handlers uncomfortable and some of them are now trying to have a comeback through the court of public opinion. These poorly plotted allegations, whose aim is to create enmity between Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi and his seniors as well as colleagues in the province, will never hold any water. Police in the province will keep on tightening the grip on criminals and in a true meaning of “kicking the dog until the owner comes out”, those implicated or affected by the good work that the police are doing will eventually reveal their identities and will stop at nothing to derail the focus of police in KwaZulu-Natal, and their first point of attack is clearly character assassination of the Provincial Commissioner. Police in KwaZulu-Natal are challenging anyone who has any incriminating evidence against the Provincial Commissioner to open a case so that the Provincial Commissioner, just like any other citizen, may have his day in court, not for his name to be dragged into social kangaroo courts of public opinion. These kind of push backs were not unexpected, due to the public’s appreciation of the work of the police in KwaZulu-Natal and the subsequent social media praise of the Provincial Commissioner which certainly angered certain people. No matter the damaging allegations, police in KwaZulu-Natal remain resolute in the fight against crime. Police in KwaZulu-Natal are not fooled into believing that this is a personal attack to the Provincial Commissioner. The aim of whoever is behind the mischievous allegations is to plant a seed of distrust between various levels of police management in the province, and weaken the teams on the ground. The Provincial Commissioner of KwaZulu-Natal Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has urged all police in KwaZulu-Natal to remember their mandate and strive to bring justice to the many victims of crime. “These are challenging times that follow a period of great successes. Having failed on all fronts when they accused us of being trigger-happy, they have now directed their fight to individuals. I remain focused on my job and encourage all police officers to do the same. Together we have been entrusted with keeping the residents of KwaZulu-Natal safe and protect their property. We were trained to ignore empty threats, baseless accusation and no amount of untruths perpetrated against us will force us to take the foot off the pedal”, said Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi Ends
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