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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Police Minister Bheki Cele has been found guilty of breaching the code of ethical conduct for MPs after he locked horns with an anti-crime activist at a meeting in Gugulethu last year.<\/p>\n

A crime imbizo held in July last year in Gugulethu descended into a screaming match between Cele and Ian Cameron, the director of Action Society.<\/p>\n

Cameron interrupted Cele during the imbizo and accused the minister of failing to protect citizens and not adequately deploying police to crime hotspots.<\/p>\n

More than 30 identified community organisations – including community policing forums from Nyanga and Gugulethu – were in attendance to discuss critical issues of crime, policing concerns, and challenges faced by police during the imbizo.<\/p>\n

Things became heated when Cele told Cameron to “shut up”.<\/p>\n

“I am a son of the soil. I chose not to speak about politics today. Whatever happens to me, I will be buried in this country,” Cele said.<\/p>\n

“I did not join human rights battles yesterday. I will not be called a garden boy. Don’t provoke me. I’ve lived this life. Shut up!”<\/p>\n

Police officers then quickly moved in to forcibly remove Cameron from the venue.<\/p>\n

Parliament’s Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests said on Monday it wanted Cele to apologise to Cameron in front of members of the National Assembly.<\/p>\n

“[T]he video footage taken on the day, which was played in the committee, shows that the member [Cele] was irate and that he did shout at the complainant,” the committee said.<\/p>\n

The committee found that even if Cele was unhappy with the manner in which Cameron addressed the issue at the imbizo, Cele, as an MP, was required to act in a manner that would “maintain public confidence and trust in the integrity of Parliament and thereby engender the respect and confidence that society needs to have in Parliament as a representative institution”.<\/p>\n

Cameron told News24 he welcomed the outcome.<\/p>\n

“It’s good that he [Cele] is being held publicly accountable. It’s sad that there has been no prosecution for his actions regarding the assault matter. Whether it’s enough, I’m not sure; I am surprised that the committee has come to a conclusion. It’s been more than a year later,” he said.<\/p>\n

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