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Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee sitting.
Three police officers, Colonel Darius Ramolobe, Captains Edwin Malatjie and Samuel Ramalepe have urged Parliamentarians to protect them as whistleblowers when they expose criminal activities in their ranks.
The three were giving evidence before the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system.
Malatjie says their call includes protection from victimisation from their bosses.
“The court found that we are whistleblowers in the judgment. But the judgment (fell short) of protecting us. So, that is one principle, I’m saying based on those findings, then we should be qualified (sic). So, the third principle, if you go to the media, you make open statements, as open statements you make an appeal to the member of the community to (report) crime. Then when they report crime you then you go on to institute lawsuit against them. Don’t you see that it’s a contradiction. So, those are the basic principles that we are entitled or we plead to the committee that the committee must protect us,” says Malatjie.
SAPS officers testify at Ad Hoc Committee:
