By Johnathan Paoli
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has suspended Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) chief investigator Dylan Perumal pending disciplinary proceedings, while confirming that disciplinary action is also under way against suspended senior investigators Brian Padayachee and Suneel Bellochun.
The three officials have been implicated in allegations aired before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, including extortion, fabrication of witness statements, manipulation of cases and evidence, and abuse of power.
“I have placed Mr Dylan Perumal on suspension from his position as the chief investigator at South Africa’s Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) pending disciplinary processes,” Kubayi said during a media briefing on Thursday.
Speaking alongside the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Advocate Andy Mothibi, Kubayi also announced a wide-ranging overhaul of IDAC, stressing that the anti-corruption unit would not be disbanded despite mounting calls following testimony before the commission.
She said IDAC remained central to South
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