Police Minister, Nkosinathi Nhleko, has confirmed that he is going to appeal the Pretoria High Court's decision that the appointment of Major-General Berning Ntlemeza be set aside because he was found by the courts to be a liar.
In 2015, Judge Elias Matojane found Ntlemeza lacked integrity and found him to be dishonest. He concluded that Ntlemeza attempted to mislead the court by making false statements under oath.
EWN reporter Barry Bateman, says Minister Nhleko did not present Judge Matojane's judgment to the panel when he appointed Ntlemeza Hawks boss.
He was required to put all the information to the interview panel and let them make an objective decision.
— Barry Bateman, EWN reporter
Ntlemeza says that he looked at the Matojane judgment and accepted a version from Ntlemeza and found there were no adverse finding against him.
— Barry Bateman, EWN reporter
The Pretoria High Court found that the Police Minister failed to take into account adverse findings against Ntlemeza when he made the decision to appoint him.
To hear more on this report, please listen below:
This article first appeared on 702 : Police Minister to appeal court's ruling on Ntlemeza
