Cele says his 2011 dismissal was due to his refusal to follow some orders [SOUND]

# Former Police minister Bheki Cele says his 2011 suspension and later dismissal as national commissioner was the result of his refusal to carry out certain orders, not misconduct. Testifying before Parliament’s ad hoc committee, Cele explained that he was accused of wrongdoing over a lease for new police headquarters after the old Pretoria building was condemned. He said the Public Protector’s findings led to his suspension calling the process unfair and politically driven: