By Johnathan Paoli
Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya told Parliament’s ad hoc committee late on Monday night that members of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) were bribed by suspects in the University of Fort Hare corruption case, and that South Africa’s intelligence system is “collapsed, compromised, and politically paralysed”.
The committee is investigating allegations of criminal infiltration in the country’s law enforcement agencies, including the disbanding of the PKTT.
“Evidence shows that PKTT officers were bribed by accused number one in the Fort Hare case. They were staying in hotels, being given clothing, and paid off while pretending to investigate,” Sibiya said.
The committee immediately called for further investigation.
He said a detailed report on the allegations had been submitted to both the Hawks and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID).
The Fort Hare case involves inflated security tenders and killings of university officials. The PKTT
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