From Daily Maverick · Mondli Makhanya · · 1m 20s
Shadrack Sibiya and Jackie Selebi, two paths to disgrace
Former police leaders Shadrack Sibiya and Jackie Selebi fell from power through different corruption paths.
In brief
Former police leaders Shadrack Sibiya and Jackie Selebi fell from power through different corruption paths. Shadrack Sibiya and Jackie Selebi both lost their police careers due to corruption and misconduct. Originally reported by Daily Maverick.
Two former police leaders
Shadrack Sibiya and Jackie Selebi were both powerful law enforcement officers who fell from grace.
Sibiya joined apartheid police
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Sibiya joined the apartheid police in the 1980s believing he could fight crime without joining the enemy system.
Selebi was liberation struggle stalwart
Selebi was a stalwart of the liberation struggle and one of democracy’s founding civil servants.
Mbeki’s political move
President Thabo Mbeki brought Selebi into police service to fast-forward the transformation of the apartheid police force.
Selebi’s downfall
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Selebi was convicted of graft in 2010 after being found guilty of receiving bribes from a drug kingpin.
Sibiya’s rise through SAPS
Sibiya rose through the ranks of the South African Police Service using political networking skills.
Sibiya’s Scorpions role
Sibiya became a key investigator in the Scorpions, disbanded by Jacob Zuma for its no-nonsense approach.
Sibiya’s Hawks leadership
Sibiya led the Hawks in Gauteng but was already in the pockets of criminal elements.
Sibiya’s downfall
Sibiya was accused of sexually grooming a 16-year-old girl and raping an 18-year-old woman.
The short version
Shadrack Sibiya and Jackie Selebi both lost their police careers due to corruption and misconduct.
