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Graphic | Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu, Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and former Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga.
Advocacy group Accountability Now says it cannot rule out the possibility of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry’s findings being challenged by the people that might be implicated.
The commission is expected to start next week following delays in acquiring essential ICT infrastructure.
President Cyril Ramaphosa established it following KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkwanazi’s allegations of political interference in police operations and corruption among senior South African Police Service (SAPS) officials.
The commission has been widely criticised in light of its findings not being legally binding.
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The organisations director Advocate Paul Hoffman says disputes are likely to arise from the commission’s recommendations.
Hoffman maintains that the commission is obliged to find facts, stating that there are clearly disputes as to whether corruption has taken over the police or not.
“And once those facts are found and the finding of that in the commission, also binds nobody. In the Zondo Commission we had all sorts of people taking the commission on review for making factual findings against them and that could happen again in relation to the Madlanga Commission,” adds Hoffman.
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