Case ‘linked to Hawks boss’s child ignored’

Hawks boss Berning Ntlemeza

Hawks boss Berning Ntlemeza

Published May 29, 2016

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Angelique Serrao and Shain Germaner

JOHANNESBURG: A case of corruption and defeating the ends of justice has been opened against Hawks boss Lieutenant-General Berning Ntlemeza after an alleged docket against a Limpopo police officer mysteriously went missing.

The case was opened at Silverton police station in Pretoria last week by Limpopo-based Lieutenant Boitumelo Ramahlaha – the same officer who opened a case of defeating the ends of justice against the head of the Hawks last year.

The initial docket has been placed on the desk of deputy national director of public prosecutions Nomgcobo Jiba to decide on whether or not to prosecute.

Ramahlaha, in the defeating the ends of justice docket opened earlier, accused Ntlemeza of ignoring a complaint against Thomas Rallele, a former police captain at Polokwane police station, who was allegedly romantically linked to Ntlemeza’s daughter.

Rallele was caught red-handed with a cellphone taken during an armed robbery and defrauding the police by falsifying vehicle logs. Ramahlaha investigated Rallele and reported the misconduct to Ntlemeza, who was the deputy provincial commissioner for Limpopo at the time, but he allegedly ignored the complaint.

Ramahlaha then opened the case of defeating the ends of justice against Ntlemeza for failing to pursue the case.

The trial for the intimidation charge against Ramahlaha was set to start in the Seshego Magistrate’s Court last Wednesday, but Cape Times sister paper The Star understands the case could not go ahead as the docket had disappeared.

Sources close to the investigation have confirmed it was announced in court last Wednesday that the docket had been stolen.

Queries about the missing docket sent to the National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson of Limpopo on Thursday have so far gone unanswered.

Ramahlaha’s attorney, Matomo Moloto, said: “I can confirm that my client, Lieutenant Ramahlaha, has indeed registered yet another serious case against Lieutenant-General Ntlemeza and his task team. We look forward to justice taking its course.”

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