Johnathan Paoli
Crime Intelligence head Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo and Major-General Nozipho Madondo have accused the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) of acting outside its mandate and with political motives after an aborted attempt to arrest them.
The two officers, through their attorneys, have lodged a formal complaint with the Police Minister and also wrote to the National Director of Public Prosecutions and IDAC head Andrea Johnson after they were instructed to report to Brooklyn Police Station for arrest last week, only for the operation to be called off.
In their complaint, their lawyers say that IDAC’s actions raise serious constitutional concerns and question whether the anti-corruption unit is lawfully pursuing the matter.
“The investigation and prosecution undertaken by IDAC against our clients is clearly outside the legislative mandate of IDAC and therefore is outright unlawful,” the complaint states.
On Thursday last week, Khumalo and Madondo received telephone calls informing them
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