other30 March 2022E000066
CAT VIP deployed at State of the City Address
EMPD used CAT VIP security services at the State of the City Address without proper authority or approval, exposing the informal nature of the CAT VIP relationship.
6 claims from testimony
"subject line "Additional security provided requested by EMPD Specialised Services at COCA, SOCA, State of the City Address, 30 March 2022""
"additional security members were deployed by specialised services that is not EMPD officers"
"We requested CAT VIP Protection unit to assist our team of VIP with 8 specialized VIP members."
"I, Dr Mkhwanazi called an urgent security meeting of specialised services on the 29th to respond the developing threats against SOCA and our principals."
"he also then concluded that, but they were even involved in a State of the City Address"
"subject matter of that letter is : 'Additional security provided requested by EMPD Specialized Services at SOCA, State of the City Address, 30th March 2020.'"