By Johnathan Paoli
President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially gazetted the establishment of a Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, in response to damning allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
The inquiry will be chaired by acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, with senior counsel Sesi Baloyi and Sandile Khumalo appointed as commissioners.
“The commission is appointed to investigate and report on the veracity, scope, and extent of the allegations with regard to the infiltration of law enforcement, intelligence and associated institutions within the criminal justice system by criminal syndicates and make findings and recommendations for criminal prosecutions, disciplinary actions and institutional reform,” reads the gazette.
The commission marks an intervention by the Presidency to address claims that a sophisticated criminal syndicate has infiltrated South Africa’s law enforcement and intelligence sectors, allegations that have shaken public confidence in the
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