US EditionIn Full | Ramaphosa Establishes Commission of Inquiry Into Saps, Puts Mchunu on Special Leave
SOUTH AFRICA, JUL 14 – President Ramaphosa established a judicial commission to investigate criminal syndicate infiltration and alleged corruption involving senior police officials, with interim reports due in three and six months.
- On Sunday evening at the Union Buildings in Tshwane, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a judicial commission of inquiry, appointing Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga to lead it.
- Earlier this month, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi publicly accused a drug syndicate of infiltrating law enforcement, claiming Minister Senzo Mchunu disbanded the Political Killings Task Team and withdrew over 100 dockets.
- Within three to six months, the inquiry must submit findings, and it will have authority to recommend suspensions, prosecutions, and reforms, according to the commission's mandate and timeline.
- To safeguard independence, Ramaphosa placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on leave of absence, appointing law professor Firoz Cachalia as Acting Minister of Police from August.
- The Democratic Alliance criticised the move as unconstitutional and an abuse of the law, and Brett Herron, GOOD party Secretary-General, warned it is `too slow, too cumbersome, and too costly`.
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South Africa: Mchunu Backs Inquiry but Parliament Sharpens Its Knives
Mchunu says he will respond honestly to the claims against him and uphold the values of honour and integrity. President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched a judicial inquiry after serious misconduct allegations from KwaZulu-Natal's police commissioner.
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