ActionSA demands urgent Parliamentary intervention to protect National Security

ActionSA has written to the Speaker of Parliament to request an urgent debate on the deepening crisis within the South African Police Service and our broader criminal justice system, following explosive allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.

The Commissioner’s unprecedented claims, pointing to widespread criminal infiltration and corruption at the highest levels of the SAPS, including the Minister of Police, raise grave concerns about the integrity and functionality of the country’s law enforcement leadership, and more critically, the troubling national security threat this poses.

Recognising the unprecedented nature of a Police Commissioner publicly speaking out about national colleagues and the Minister of Police no less, including allegations of the deliberate sabotage of efforts to combat political killings and the direct involvement of senior police leadership in organised crime, represents one of the most alarming indictments of the state's security apparatus in democratic South Africa.

ActionSA has repeatedly warned that South Africa’s criminal justice system has been hollowed out by those tasked with eradicating criminality, with the current leadership vacuum in crime intelligence further deepening the crisis.

Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s remarks are a clear indication that the situation has reached breaking point. Parliament must therefore intervene without delay, as responsibility cannot rest solely with the Minister of Police or the President, who have presided over the escalation and deepening of this crisis.

ActionSA supports all legitimate and lawful efforts to root out corruption and contain the rampant crime rate in our country.

We are determined to use every legislative tool at our disposal to defend those who are determined and dedicated to combating the scourge of crime and corruption and expose those who undermine these efforts.

Dereleen James, ActionSA Member of Parliament