Minister of Police asked to clip DA ‘sheriff’ of Cape Town’s wings
2 March 2022
GOOD Party MP Brett Herron has asked the Minister of Police to explain the City of Cape Town's role in investigating organised crime, and what the Minister plans to do to reign in rogue policing structures conducting unlawful investigations and operating as a third force.
In a follow-up question to Minister Bheki Cele in Parliament today, after the Minister confirmed that Cape Town's Safety and Security Investigations Unit had not been established in terms of the Police Act, Herron said he had seen photographs of extracts from the unit's files indicating it was gathering intelligence on some of the most infamous names in organised crime.
The extracts further referred to the City's political leadership engaging with a foreign police agency, the FBI.
The Police Act dictates that Organised Crime is either investigated by the Hawks or the SAPS. Crime Intelligence is a function of the SAPS, too.