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

The South African Policing 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.

SAPU deputy national spokesperson Jabu Mabena said the union is disappointed and shocked that Ramaphosa is still considering Masemola’s reinstatement rather than reinstating him immediately, now that charges have been withdrawn.

SAPU wishes to call upon the president to reinstate General Masemola now.

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.