South African Police Service SAPS National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has accused his deputy, Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya, of ignoring his instructions.
Sibiya, who is in charge of Crime Detection, took his boss to court to challenge a decision to place him on leave of absence pending investigations.
In his application filed at the Pretoria high court on 25 July, he accuses Masemola of being inconsistent with his decision-making.