Khomotso phahlane biography sample

Khomotso Johannes Phahlane is the former acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), serving from 15 October to 1 June ^[1] He was appointed after the suspension of Riah Phiyega.

He was previously head of the SAPS Forensic Service from to ^[2]

In February , Phahlane and his wife appeared in court on charges of fraud and corruption.^[3][4][5]

On 30 July , Phahlane was dismissed from the police after 3 years on suspension, after being found guilty of dishonest conduct.^[6] On 12 October , Lieutenant-General Bonang Mgwenya, the country’s second-most senior police official and Phalane's former second-in-command, was arrested on charges of corruption, fraud, theft and money laundering involving about Rmillion and afterwards appeared in Ridge Magistrates’ court.^[7] At the time of Mgwenya's arrest, she and Phahlane were among 14 fellow officers who were charged with corru