Suspended TMPD cop says didn’t act alone on security services deployment
Phiri faces allegations of flouting the municipality’s procurement processes by deploying private security guards to guard municipality infrastructure without the requisite authority.
The request was directed to the municipality’s director for asset protection services, Tshukudu Malatji.
On 6 January 2025, Malatji responds to the email, saying he has “ordered” Phiri to discuss the deployment of security to the sites.
Phiri said part of his job is to handle the deployment of security.
“I wish to categorically place on record that I derived my authority to issue instructions for ad hoc security deployments directly from director Tshukudu Malatji, and the instruction to run the process and handling of ad-hoc for water and sanitation was issued on the 9th of January.”
Malatji previously testified at the commission, saying he never delegated his authority to Phiri.
