Malema: SAPS inquiry a delay tactic by Ramaphosa to avoid acting against Mchunu
Ramaphosa recently placed Mchunu on a leave of absence as police minister, pending the finalisation of a commission looking into allegations of corruption within the security cluster.
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema at the party’s National People's Assembly at Nasrec in Johannesburg on Sunday, 15 December 2024. Picture: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News
POLOKWANE - The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) said the South African Police Service (SAPS) commission of inquiry is a delay tactic by President Cyril Ramaphosa to avoid taking decisive action against his political ally, Senzo Mchunu.
Ramaphosa recently placed Mchunu on a leave of absence as police minister, pending the finalisation of a commission looking into allegations of corruption within the security cluster.
In Parliament on Wednesday, Ramaphosa defended his decision, saying he could not fire Mchunu based on allegations.
Speaking during a by-election vote in his hometown of Seshego in Limpopo on Wednesday, EFF leader Julius Malema said the allegations should be investigated by police and the courts, not a commission.
“Why should we subject criminals to commissions? A commission, if you did political science, they teach you that if you want to delay something or you want people to get tired of it, you just do a commission to prolong that issue, by the time people realise, they don’t even know what that commission is about because you don’t want to take action.”