Finish & Klaar: Selebi's fall from Interpol to the underworld

From top cop to corrupt crook in six years – Jackie Selebi’s fall from grace came quick. After returning from exile, Selebi was one of the ANC’s acclaimed civil servants. In 1999 his friend Thabo Mbeki appointed him chief of police. And in 2004 Selebi became the world’s top cop when he was elected president of Interpol. Selebi was on top of the world, but not for long.The assassination of mining boss Brett Kebble in 2005 opened the door to South Africa’s dark side – a world where organised ...