Richard Mdluli

Mdluli was sentenced to five years in prison for kidnapping and assault in September 2020.

He was since granted bail of R10,000 in that case, though, and was placed on parole on Tuesday. This after they had become entangled in an affair. Former Crime Intelligence head Richard Mdluli placed on parole

Former Crime Intelligence boss Richard Mdluli has been released on parole after serving a third of his sentence for kidnapping, assault and intimidation.

The State has also tried unsuccessfully for more than a decade to get the matter to trial. The charges relate to the gross abuse of a police intelligence slush fund. Subsequently, he was given bail of R10,000 (paid in full on 28 June 2022) thus paving the way for his parole consideration process to proceed. Mdluli was ordered to file any applications before this date. An earlier application for leave to appeal against the sentence was denied. Former Crime Intelligence boss Richard Mdluli has been released on parole after serving a third of his sentence for kidnapping, assault and intimidation.

The decision was taken by the Correctional Supervision and Parole Board, having assessed Mdluli's profile and other material submitted for the purposes of ...

All three accused face charges related to the alleged abuse of the police secret slush fund. Mdluli has been accused of sabotaging the investigation. Buthelezi also died in 2003, after an illness.

Mdluli was handed a five-year sentence in 2020 following his conviction on charges of kidnapping, assault, and intimidation in a case involving his former lover ...

“He will complete the remainder of the sentence in the system of community corrections, whereby he is expected to comply with specific set of conditions and will be subjected to supervision until his sentence expires," says Nxumalo Correctional Services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo says Mdluli was considered for parole after serving a third of his sentence due to the fact that the crime was committed in 1998. He was granted a bail of R10 000 in June, paving the way for his parole consideration process to proceed.

Mdluli is also facing charges of fraud, corruption, and theft related to the police's secret slush fund. He is accused alongside former supply chain manager ...

Mdluli is also facing charges of fraud, corruption, and theft related to the police’s secret slush fund. According to Nxumalo, Mdluli could not be considered for parole in May due to his corruption case into the crime intelligence slush fund. Department spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said on Tuesday: “He qualified to be considered for Parole Placement after serving 1/3 of the sentence as he falls under the Phaahla Judgment. His minimum detention period was on 28 May 2022.”

Former Crime Intelligence boss Richard Mdluli has been released on parole, after completing a third of his sentence.

“The Minimum Detention Period (MDP) for Mdluli was on 28 May 2022, but he could not be considered for parole placement at the time due to a pending court case,” he added. Mdluli and his accomplice Mthembeni Mthunzi were convicted of kidnapping and assaulting a man believed to be his partner’s lover, Oupa Ramogibe. “Mdluli qualified to be considered for parole placement after serving a third of his sentence as he falls under the Phaahla Judgment regime (crimes committed before 1 October 2004),” explained the department’s spokesperson, Singabakho Nxumalo.