By Johnathan Paoli
Tensions flared in Parliament’s ad-hoc committee probing police corruption on Friday, as Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Ian Cameron and Patriotic Alliance (PA) MP Ashley Sauls pressed national police commissioner Fannie Masemola on whether the legislature was misled over the closure of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) and the credibility of intelligence reports against PA leaders.
Cameron, who also chairs the Portfolio Committee on Police, accused Masemola and his deputies of failing to be transparent with Parliament when the task team was disbanded.
“Yesterday, you said the Portfolio Committee should have read between the lines that the closure of the PKTT was irregular. What does that mean? Does it mean Parliament must distrust every briefing?” he asked.
Masemola responded that the police had done a “good thing” in accepting Cameron’s invitation to explain their position, insisting the committee was informed that the task team was functioning effectively.
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