Cameron calls for probe into Mkhwanazi's claims of crime syndicate involving politicians, senior police management

CAPE TOWN - Parliament's police portfolio committee chairperson, Ian Cameron, is calling for a thorough independent investigation into allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) police boss, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.

During an explosive press briefing on Sunday, Mkhwanazi made damning allegations, implicating Police Minister Senzo Mchunu in alleged wrongdoing.

The allegations point to a crime syndicate involving politicians and some in senior police management.

READ: Mkhwanazi alleges political involvement in cases being investigated by the police
 
Addressing a safety and security cluster media briefing in Parliament on Monday, Cameron said that an ad hoc inquiry was needed.

Cameron said that the allegations made by Mkhwanazi showed how the entire criminal justice system lacked integrity.

He said it also explained why crime was hard to keep under control.

"The damning allegations made by the KZN provincial commissioner yesterday, has placed the necessary focus on the integrity or rather the lack thereof in the entire criminal justice system."

Cameron listed some solutions to address this matter, which included establishing an ad hoc inquiry to get to the bottom of the rot.

"The first one is the appointment of some kind of an ad hoc inquiry or commission with a clear timeline to urgently investigate the allegations."

He has also written to National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza calling for an urgent debate into the state of the country’s police.