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KwaZulu-Natal Violence Monitor Mary de Haas says the time President Cyril Ramaphosa has given the judicial commission of inquiry into law enforcement agencies to complete its work is too long.
The commission must provide interim and final reports after three and six months, respectively.
It will investigate allegations related to criminal syndicates’ infiltration of institutions in the criminal justice system.
This comes after KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi alleged that senior police officials, including Minister Senzo Mchunu, were corrupt, had links to criminal syndicates and interfered with police operations.
De Haas says she supports the commission, but its delayed approach could prove costly.
She says, “So I understand where the President is coming from, and I am not opposed to a commission. I think it could have been quicker; we had a Goldstone Commission. It’s too long, how long does it take you to call for evidence that is already there because Mkhwanazi says he got the evidence, ‘I’ve got the evidence’. All it needs is for a commission to procure the dockets.”
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– Reporting by Taresh Harreeparshad and Hoosen Ebrahim.
