Intelligence Committee kicks Phala Phala case out, proving need for ad hoc committee
13 September 2022
Please find attached a soundbite by Siviwe Gwarube MP.
The Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI) has thrown out the request from the Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, to investigate issues pertaining to the alleged robbery on the President’s Phala Phala farm.
The committee was requested to interrogate the involvement of Deputy Minister of State Security, Zizi Kodwa’s in this apparent cover up and abuse of state resources and the possible abuse of a secret Crime Intelligence Fund used to finance the undercover operations.
The committee’s assertion that they did not have enough evidence before them to continue with the investigation proves exactly why the establishment of an ad hoc committee into this matter was crucial and should be urgently established.