SAPU urges Ramaphosa to reinstate Masemola as questions mount over IDAC case

The South African Police Union (SAPU) has repeated its call for President Cyril Ramaphosa to immediately reinstate suspended National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola, amid rampant crime in the country.

Masemola was arrested and charged over the alleged irregular awarding of a major police health-services contract.

He said SAPU urges Ramaphosa to reinstate Masemola immediately, arguing that leaving the police commissioner sidelined amid rampant crime (killings, gender-based violence and femicide, and other serious crime) fails to take the country’s safety seriously.

In a statement, the South African Communist Party (SACP) called for Masemola’s immediate reinstatement so he can continue his work serving the people of South Africa.