A confrontation is looming between authorities in Cape Town because Saps officials didn't want to arrest Jackson Mthembu for drunk driving "because he's high up in the ANC" after metro police apprehended him.
The Cape Town metro council has asked Western Cape MEC for safety and security, Lennit Max, to investigate the fact that police initially refused to arrest Mthembu.
Allegedly case numbers were also tampered with, and metro police officials were threatened with arrest by the Saps.
The police did not want to comment and merely confirmed the arrest of Mthembu, chief spokesperson for the ANC and member of the national executive committee.
Test recorded
The Shadow centre is technologically highly advanced and the entire process was recorded, should any accusations concerning the procedures arise later, said Smith.
Mthembu was taken from the centre to the Mowbray police station.
The trouble started when the Saps threatened to arrest the metro police officials who wanted to have Mthembu arrested.
Metro police management eventually asked the Saps station commander to make sure a docket is opened for Mthembu.
According to Smith, however, the Saps case numbers were tampered with and the metro police had to correct them.
"It is extremely worrying because it appears the police didn't want to arrest Mthembu simply because he's a high-level ANC official. It was only once the station commander's co-operation was requested that the process could be completed," said Smith. -
But not surprising !!!!! 
Mthembu was released on R500 bail and will appear in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court on March 24 on a charge of drunk driving.
