Parly's justice and police committees call for ad hoc committee to probe allegations of corruption and interference in SAPS, judiciary

CAPE TOWN - Parliament’s justice and police committees have called for an ad hoc committee to be established to investigate allegations of corruption and interference in the police and judiciary.

They also want the ad hoc committee to exercise oversight over the Madlanga commission of inquiry established by President Cyril Ramaphosa to keep tabs on its proceedings and monitor deadlines.

Members of the two committees met on Wednesday to discuss the best way forward in probing the allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.

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The justice and police committees received a legal opinion on the best way forward in scrutinising the damning allegations of a corrupted criminal justice system.

Parliament's legal advisors gave members options that include a fully-fledged inquiry, an ad hoc committee, or a normal joint committee.

African National Congress (ANC) MP Oscar Mathafa put forward his party’s position, which most parties agreed to.

"An ad hoc committee should be what we are proposing of the three that were presented by the legal unit."

He also proposed that the ad committee monitor the judicial commission of inquiry set up by the president.

"We infuse in the terms of reference the oversight over the judicial commission, the president states that the third month and six months interim reports must be produced and submitted."

The committees will now send its recommendations to the National Assembly for adoption on Wednesday next week.