JSCI cloak of secrecy must be removed to be more accountable to the people of South Africa
15 September 2022
The DA will be introducing amendments to the various pieces of State Information laws making it a criminal offense to talk out about issues discussed in the Joint Standing Committee of Intelligence, otherwise known as the JSCI.
The JSCI has a very important role in the South African political field, but its days of cloaks and daggers must end.
Big brother is there, keeping an eye on all of us, and I am quite sure in many cases, keeping an eye on those who threaten us as political opponents. But the South African public has absolutely no way of keeping tabs on the group of people who form part of the JSCI.
Of course there are things that must remain a secret. We all know if there is an imminent terrorist attack or a planned murder, it must be kept under wraps so that secret operations can take place to stop them. But the hard truth is our security services have become the new playing field for state capture and must be stopped.