Corruption Watch calls on govt to consider giving metro police more power
Moepeng Talane, senior writer at Corruption Watch believes the role metro police play in policing should be part of the assessment.
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CAPE TOWN - Anti-corruption NPO, Corruption Watch, has called on the government to consider giving more power to metro police in the country.
This follows claims made by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that parts of the South African Police Service (SAPS) have been captured by criminal syndicates.
Mkhwanazi's allegations spurred President Cyril Ramaphosa to establish a Judicial Commission of Inquiry.
Moepeng Talane, senior writer at Corruption Watch, believes the role the metro police play in policing should be part of the assessment.
"It should indeed be part of the conversation going forward because again it's the first line of community interface."
Talane said the public already identifies metro police units as being part of the national police.
"A lot of South Africans acknowledge the role that metro police play as being enforcers of the law."
The commission, to be led by acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, has been given up to six months to deliver its findings.