South Africa deputy police chief resigns amid sex offence charges

Shadrack Sibiya, who is in prison after his arrest last month, denies corruption, rape and child grooming allegations.

Deputy head of South Africa police, Shadrack Sibiya, at his bail hearing in Johannesburg on September 29 [Themba Hadebe/AP]

The deputy head of South Africa’s police has resigned amid allegations of corruption and rape, which he denies.

Shadrack Sibiya was set to face a disciplinary hearing on Monday, but his lawyers tendered his resignation at the start of proceedings.

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In a post on social media platform X, a spokesperson said that Sibiya’s departure was regarded as a “dishonourable discharge” due to the ongoing disciplinary case against him.

He had been suspended since September last year.

Sibiya is currently in prison after he was arrested for the alleged rape and grooming of a minor last month. His application to be released on bail has been postponed to October 13.

The former deputy police chief has been the subject of a judicial commission of inquiry investigating allegations of corruption within the South African police and alleged ties to organised crime.

At the commission, Sibiya has been accused of receiving large sums of cash and gifts from alleged criminals, which he denied during his testimony.

上个月被捕入狱的沙德拉克·西比雅否认了腐败、强奸和诱骗儿童的指控。

南非警察副局长沙德拉克·西比亚于9月29日在约翰内斯堡参加保释听证会。[Themba Hadebe/AP]

南非警察副局长因涉嫌腐败和强奸而辞职，但他否认了这些指控。

沙德拉克·西比雅原定于周一接受纪律听证，但他的律师在听证会开始时递交了他的辞呈。

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一位发言人在社交媒体平台 X 上发帖称，由于西比雅目前正面临纪律处分，他的离职被视为“不光彩的退伍”。

他从去年九月起就被停职了。

西比雅因涉嫌上个月强奸和诱骗未成年人而被捕，目前已被关押。他的保释申请已被推迟至10月13日审理。

这位前副警长一直是司法调查委员会的对象，该委员会正在调查南非警察内部的腐败指控以及与有组织犯罪的所谓联系。

在委员会上，西比雅被指控从涉嫌犯罪分子那里收受了大量现金和礼物，他在作证时否认了这些指控。