By Johnathan Paoli
The Madlanga Commission’s investigation into corruption and criminal infiltration within South Africa’s justice system took a dramatic turn on Tuesday as retired Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) deputy commissioner Revo Spies revealed that over 200 metro police officers remain in active service despite having criminal convictions.
“There’s no policy if an officer gets a criminal record during his or her career. There are no interactions between the different data systems of the metro police departments. An officer can go to Durban on holiday, commit a rape, and come back to work, and we would not know. I, as a municipal officer, do not have access to the criminal records of my officers,” Spies said.
Spies also testified that suspended acting EMPD Chief Julius Mkhwanazi personally refused to undergo vetting or submit his fingerprints for vetting, and actively blocked the same process for his subordinates.
Spies told the
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