Under-fire KZN Hawks head can now return to office

KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Major General Senona was escorted from his office on Saturday over a security breach. LAWYERS representing KwaZulu-Natal head of the Hawks, Major General Lesetja Senona say their client has yet to be served with a notice to suspend him or reasons for his removal from the offices at the weekend. Instead, the national office of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), also known as Hawks, informed him to retrieve his office keys from the workplace, according to his lawyer Rudolph Baloyi.

Senona and his secretary were escorted out of the provincial police building by several officers over a perceived security breach on Saturday. Baloyi said that his client was also told that he must not return to the office. Provincial Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi ordered Senona’s removal while an investigation is underway. Baloyi said Senona, who gave testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry last week, was ordered to surrender his work equipment and instructed not to return.