South Africa's police was corrupted.
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“What about the capture of systems and processes for private interests by General Khumalo? Does that remain?”

“explain to the Commissioners that capture, the capture of systems and processes for his own private interests by General Khumalo”

“Somebody else in the position of either General Sibiya or whoever would have been in that position that is occupied by General Sibiya today, substantive position, would have been the person that should discipline him”

“General Khumalo does not face – I speak under correction. That is not the charge he faces. He does not face such a charge.”

“The picture that has emerged is that the appointment and installation of certain persons… in certain positions within CI by Lieutenant General Khumalo and his co - accused persons, help them strategically to access funding without following proper processes. This is because her… Following your amendment: …her token appointment would not stop them from their unlawful acts.”

“On the face of it, the power that you have, all of you that I have listed, you exercise it for an ulterior purpose”

“the exercise of the power to investigate and to charge an offence of gratification under PRECCA was exercised without proper consideration, without facts placed properly”

“And hopefully your statements, the A1 statements, will put us at peace that there was a basis for that.”

“If it is not explained satisfactorily for ulterior purposes, then we have to ask the question, what was the purpose?”

“and because of it being an arbitrary decision, it is a use of investigative powers for ulterior purposes.”

“Absent that, if you do not have documents that show the facts on which this charge or this 25.3 is founded, if you do not have any such documents, then this was an arbitrary decision not based on any facts”

“And as you said, it is not just the representations. There is also the review process that you referred to.”

“we must draw the line where Organs that are supposed to protect the public and work for the benefit of the public are used in this manner to unfairly target civilians”

“this case, as Commissioner Baloyi said yesterday, is a serious abuse of power by IDAC to target a civilian”

“she has been rewarded with a position to do something, and that is something you have described as a capture of crime intelligence”

“the fact that they were doing it before the interview was in fact disadvantaging her, not benefiting her”

“Colonel Padayachee accepted that the way CI did it, the way the panel did it, disadvantaged Ms Mokwele”

“Did you authorise investigation into the vetting and top security clearances for anyone within CI? And if so, when did you so authorise?”

“When the whole picture is presented, that is the investigations, these are the things that they present, and they were then into different investigations.”

“when you suggest that it arises from Mr Adams’ section 27 referral, that is a tad misleading, is it not?”

“you are a lawyer with obligations to forum like ours, with a full understanding of what an oath means”

“You are continuing the narrative that is in the charge sheet, that is in Colonel Padayachee's many affidavits”

“did you have any difficulty with the idea that you will come here and you will not defend the indefensible”

“you looked at the documents, what they say, how did we get to those decisions, what were we relying on”

“at the time that you prepare the affidavit for the Commission, you now have the full set of documents”

“do you not think it was necessary for IDAC to go ask them why did you certify, on what basis, what was the reason”

“the Deputy National Commissioner, Divisional Commissioner, Regional Commissioner, Provincial Commissioner consent must certify that the process took place in accordance with this national instruction”

“the relevant paragraphs that one must look at when one assesses whether Ms Mokwele or the panel have done anything wrong”

“Approval is hereby granted for the selection panels to proceed with the assessment of the shortlisted candidates for the post with due regard to the content of paragraphs below.”

“there is somebody who is reviewing the work of the panel to satisfy themselves that the panel is complying with the prescripts”

“So why do you make a statement under oath to say she is not suitable for this position if you do not know what her qualifications are?”

“I would have to have sight of the – I cannot tell you off my head. I would have to have sight of the advert.”

“I think because you had not seen the national instruction, we can accept that you do not know what the processes are because they are set out in that national instruction”

“you say the manipulation of recruitment processes, appointment of persons without suitable qualifications”

“I might have to look as well, Commissioners, in detail, if there are, and I assume there would be, standing orders with regards to vetting”

“By myself, keeping in mind what was said during the engagements, especially the ones on the appointments”

“you have come across a number of instances where manipulation of recruitment processes occurred, resulting in unsuitable people being appointed to senior strategic posts”

“They now fall under the reporting structure of the Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions, who heads the National Prosecuting Service, Advocate Bell”

“I indicated to him that it might be best for the interests of IDAC and the NPA that I be removed from the oversight of these matters.”

“It would be irresponsible if I do not do that, having accepted what was put to me by the Commissioners and the manner in which we engaged.”

“What I should responsibly do is put together a report for the Office of the National Director so that whoever is reviewing any and all of those matters does take these discussions into consideration.”

“The fact that there are investigations in the office does not mean that they should not be re-looked at.”

“arising out of these engagements, one would have to re-look the matters, re-look them with that factual and legal positions that were put to IDAC”

“Following upon receipts of the dockets, the information therein was analysed. Thereafter, an investigation was undertaken.”

“I did not see the actual instruction as Commissioner Khumalo had shown it to me today. I did not look at that instruction.”

“Why are you registering a docket on the 6th of January 2025 when you are still at the preliminary investigation stage?”

“Why is SAPS involved in this statement which is seeking to obtain clarification on matters raised in the section 27 referral?”

“they open the docket or they take the statement in terms of this document and will subsequently open an official criminal docket later”

“Colonel Padayachee explained that this was a preamble, this preamble to the statement and the statement were obtained on the 6th of January 2025”

“they are already deciding to open a criminal case before proper investigations in terms of section 28(1)”