By Charmaine Ndlela
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has warned that organised crime is infiltrating South Africa’s law enforcement agencies, with criminal syndicates allegedly working with officials to weaken institutions meant to fight crime and corruption.
Kubayi said the growing links between organised crime, corruption and law enforcement represented one of the most serious threats to the integrity of the criminal justice system.
“What the Madlanga Commission has exposed is the growing trend of organised crime and syndicate activities working together and interlinked within our institutions,” Kubayi said.
She was speaking at the University of Johannesburg’s third annual Combating Corruption Summit at the UJ Kingsway Campus in Auckland Park on Wednesday, under the theme: “Justice as the Cornerstone of Integrity: Turning Accountability into Action.”
“Perhaps the most worrisome aspect of the revelation at the commission is how much law enforcement agencies have been captured by organised crime organisations,”
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