McBride sues newspaper for R3.6m over editorials
Ekurhuleni Metro Police chief Robert McBride is suing a daily newspaper for R3.6m for defamation in the Johannesburg High Court.
A report in The Mercury says the claim arises from a series of editorials that The Citizen published before McBrides appointment in 2003 as head of the metro police. McBride is suing the paper, Acting Editor Martin Williams, former Editor Kevin Keogh, and columnist Andrew Kenny jointly and severally. He says the editorials suggested he was not suited for the position because he was a criminal and a murderer. This related to McBrides involvement in the bombing of Magoos Bar in Durban in 1986. Full report in The Mercury