By Johnathan Paoli
The EFF has launched a scathing attack on acting police minister Firoz Cachalia, accusing him of political interference in the urgent work of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and of undermining investigations into political killings in KwaZulu-Natal.
The party’s spokesperson Sinawo Thambo slammed Cachalia for publicly questioning the decision by National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola to reinstate 121 case dockets to the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team.
“Cachalia has used his first days in office not to strengthen the fight against crime, but to delay and frustrate it,” Thambo said.
“His approach is not only detached from the brutal realities of crime in South Africa but also amounts to a protection of criminals whether deliberate or not.”
The dockets, which include politically motivated murders, attempted murders and intimidation cases, had earlier been removed under the instruction of Deputy Commissioner for Crime Detection Shadrack Sibiya.
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