Jackie selebi, the former head of south africas police force, looks on during his sentencing at a south african. From top cop to corrupt crook in six years jackie selebi s fall from grac. The judge hearing former police commissioner jackie selebi s corruption case was placed under 24hour police protection after receiving death threats. In the studio we are joined by mr paul o sullivan to tell us more how he took jackie selebi down. Jackie selebi project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Jacob jackie sello selebi 7 march 1950 23 january 2015 was the former national commissioner of the south african police service and the president of african national congress youth league 19871991, and a former president of interpol. Jacob sello jackie selebi south african history online.
Judge meyer joffe convicted selebi of corruption in july and sentenced him to 15 years imprisonment. South african former police commissioner jackie selebi looks on during his sentencing at the high court in johannesburg, south africa, tuesday aug. The highly unusual application by jackie selebi, also the current head of interpol, asks the court to prevent him being charged and to reveal the names of witnesses and their evidence in. The paradox, agony and death of a comrades comrade, jac kie selebi. This book is an account of forensic consultant paul osullivans role in helping nail south africas most powerful policemanformer police chief and head of interpol jackie selebi. Love of designer threads adds flair to trial the new. Sharing the stage in what reads like a john le carre novel was a mafia drugs boss, a mining magnate. Buy jackie selebi book online at best prices in india on.
Selebi was the african national congress anc representative to the soviet unions world federation of democratic youth in budapest, hungary, from 1983 to 1987. Jackie selebi, south africas first black national police commissioner, who in 2010 was convicted of taking bribes from a drug trafficker in a trial that drew immense international attention, died on friday in a pretoria hospital. The long saga of trials, prison and parole has ended for disgraced former police chief jackie selebi, who died after a long illness on friday morning. To catch a cop by marianne thamm overdrive rakuten. As a memorial service for jacob jackie sello selebi takes place at the tshwane events centre, a look back at his career. The commissioner, jackie selebi, was partial to canali ties, hugo boss knitwear, etienne aigner jackets and louis vuitton shoes, particularly the brown suede.
Character profile for jackie selebi from killing kebble. Jacob jackie sello selebi was born on 7 march 1950 in johannesburg. This book is an account of forensic consultant paul o sullivan s role in helping nail south africa s most powerful policeman. The paradox, agony and death of a comrades comrade. Jackie selebi, south africa police head convicted in. The trial of jackie selebi south africas first black police chief has gripped the nation.
He was the man who bribed police commissioner jackie selebi and then turned state witness against him. Jackie selebi, former police chief and head of interpol. Bheki cele project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Former national police commissioner jackie selebi is in a stable condition at the jacaranda hospital in pretoria. Thats how adriaan basson describes the 50 days he spent in court witnessing jackie selebis trial play out like a martin scorsese movie. The central characters were the lone, pathetic former top cop and glenn agliotti a suave, flamboyant gangster accused of murder, but testifying for the state. Glen agliotti photographed relaxing at jbs corner in sandton city before the official launch of his book.
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