SAPS allegations: ‘If something drastic isn’t done, it seems that no one listens’ - Ian Cameron, Portfolio Committee on Police
KZN Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is accusing police leadership and politicians, including Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, of corruption.
KWaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza/Eyewitness News
702 and CapeTalk’s Africa Melane speaks with Ian Cameron, Chair of the Portfolio Committee on Police.
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KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi has made damning allegations against high-ranking police officials and politicians, including Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, and members of the judiciary.
He accuses them of aiding criminal syndicates, involving themselves in investigations and obstructing justice.
Cameron says Mkhwanazi’s briefing was shocking but he understands why he may have felt the need to take extreme measures to address this.
“It was unprecedented. We have never seen a media briefing like this in the country before, especially by a senior police leader.”
- Ian Cameron, Chair - Portfolio Committee on Police
“If something drastic isn’t done, it seems that no one listens.”
- Ian Cameron, Chair - Portfolio Committee on Police
He adds that it will be interesting to see how the Commissioner uses the evidence he has moving forward and if arrests will follow.
President Cyril Ramaphosa responded to the allegations saying they would be given the highest priority attention.
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“This is not only an indictment on the South African Police Service, it is an indictment on the President as well.”
- Ian Cameron, Chair - Portfolio Committee on Police
The police minister has denied all allegations of political interference.
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