GOOD statement by Lloyd Philips,
GOOD: City of Johannesburg Councillor
06 July 2022
The Speaker of the Johannesburg Council must urgently act on a report on unlawful counter-intelligence activities within the City, as well as failure of leaders to take action.
GOOD is in possession of an investigative report from the City Manager’s office regarding the unlawful in-house counter-intelligence capability set up by former Head of Group Forensics and Investigation Services, General Shadrack Sibiya.
The report found that Mr Sibiya established these functions, despite knowing that without authorization from the responsible Minister, counter-intelligence activities should remain the sole responsibility of the State Security Agency.
As part of the seizure of these counter-intelligence functions within the City, Mr. Sibiya further irregularly spent R8 million on the procurement of unvetted counter-intelligence equipment.
The report also found that the Mayor Dr. Mpho Phalatse allegedly subverted incriminating evidence implicating Mr Sibiya in these activities. It states that even though the Mayor was in possession of evidence which proved the unlawful activities, she failed to act or report it and rather went out of her way to defend Mr Sibiya.
In both instances, the investigation found that Mr Sibiya may have committed a criminal offense, in terms of the Intelligence Service Act as well as the Municipal Finance Management Act.
Therefore steps need to be taken by the Speaker to deal with the criminal findings against Mr Sibiya, as well as the findings that the Mayor provided him with unlawful protection.
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Lloyd Philips, GOOD: City of Johannesburg Councillor
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Email: lloydp04@gmail.com
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