UPDATED: Police swoop in on the home of suspended deputy police commissioner

Police have arrived at the Centurion home of suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya, according to reports.

Sibiya has been subject to a search and seizure operation by the South African Police Services (SAPS) at his residence.

Newsday previously reported that the officers intended to arrest Sibiya.

However, the armed officers, including special task force members, Crime Intelligence, and members of the National Intervention Unit, who secured the compound are reported to have been in search of electronic devices in Sibiya’s possession.

This follows Sibiya’s suspension in mid-September after receiving a notice from National Commissioner Fannie Masemola, accusing him of interfering in KwaZulu-Natal political killing investigations.

Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi implicated Sibiya as one of the officials who allegedly enabled the capture of South Africa’s criminal justice system.

In retaliation to the allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner in July, Sibiya attempted to take legal action by launching a High Court Bid, which ultimately failed.

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu was also implicated in the allegations and was placed on a temporary leave of absence by President Cyril Ramaphosa as a result. Professor Firoz Cachalia has since been appointed as acting Police Minister.

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry and Parliament’s Ad-Hoc Committee are currently investigating General Mkhwanazi’s allegations.

When answering questions from MPs in Parliament, Mkhwanazi mentioned that he had yet to present evidence that Sibiya was corrupt.

However, mentioned property acquisitions and how the suspended Deputy Commissioner had allegedly received underworld contributions towards these purchases,

“But we have not presented that here. So we can’t say that General Sibiya is corrupt because we have not presented a report before yourselves about it,” Mkhwanazi said.

Newsday has reached out to to the South African Police Service for comment, which will be added once received.