A short biography of Robert McBride, the man who is going to watch the police............ : Born 6 July 1963 Place of birth - Addington Hospital Hometown - Wentworth, Durban. Schools - Fairvale High School Interesting facts - Knows martial arts Early influences - A. J. Venter Coloured and Soledad Brothers : The Prison, Letters of George Jackson Military background - member of Umkhonto We Sizwe (ANC Military Wing) * 1986 Bombed a restaurant in Durban killing 3 women & injuring 69 people * 1990 Convicted for the Durban bombing and placed on death row for murder * 1992 granted amnesty at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for Durban bombing * Portugal refused to accept him as a South African ambassador; * 1998 was in a Mozambique jail for seven months for gun-running * 1999 Charged with assaulting an employee of an escort agency in the company of underworld figure Cyril Beeka * 2003 appointed Chief of the Metropolitan (Metro) Police of Ekurhuleni Municipality (formerly East Rand, Germiston) * 2006 was involved in a drinking and driving incident after a Christmas party in Centurion. McBride was charged with drunken driving, fraud and defeating the ends of justice following the car accident. * 2007 Fired as the Ekurhuleni metro police chief * 2011 found guilty and sentenced to a five-year prison term for drunken driving & defeating the ends of justice * 2013 Verdict and sentence for drunken driving overturned on appeal. * 2013 - Nominated as executive director of police watchdog body, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID).
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 11:41:50 +0000
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