By Johnathan Paoli
The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has asked Parliament’s portfolio committee on police to summon the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) over its Phala Phala farm investigation.
In a letter addressed to committee chairperson Ian Cameron, ATM parliamentary leader Vuyo Zungula requested the committee’s following a protracted engagement between the party and IPID regarding access to the report.
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“This request arises from a sustained and well-documented engagement by the ATM with IPID over a period exceeding two years, coupled with serious concerns regarding transparency, accountability, and parliamentary oversight in a matter of significant public interest involving the South African Police Service (SAPS) and senior state officials,” Zungula wrote.
The ATM said it lodged a written complaint with IPID’s then executive director, Dikeledi Ntlatseng, on 21 June 2022, requesting an investigation into allegations of a police cover-up relating
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