To be heard this week: urgent application by Freedom Under Law (FUL) and the Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) to bar Lieutenant General Ntlemeza from functioning as Hawks chief

Media release

The urgent application by Freedom Under Law (FUL) in cooperation with the Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) to have Lieutenant General Berning Ntlemeza prevented from exercising his powers as national head of the Hawks, pending the outcome of a review of Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko’s decision to appoint him, is due to be heard in Pretoria on Wednesday or Thursday this week. The review was launched last month simultaneously with the urgent proceedings.