President Ramaphosa gets the Madlanga Commission interim findings handed straight to him without any public release, and the decision has people sketching about transparency since the probe digs into criminal gangs allegedly running wild inside South African police departments, intelligence units, and courts. Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga leads the whole thing after KwaZulu-Natal's top cop dropped receipts claiming mafia types infiltrated law enforcement with help from politicians and senior officers.
The report probably covers how drug cartels bribed their way into Crime Intelligence and prosecution offices, plus politicians allegedly messing with investigations to protect their buddies. Witness protection looks pathetic after someone who testified about corruption got murdered weeks later, which scares off anyone else thinking about snitching.
Some folks argue that keeping the interim report quiet protects ongoing cases, but critics say hiding it just feeds doubts about whether the government actually cares about cleaning house after all the state capture mess.
The report probably covers how drug cartels bribed their way into Crime Intelligence and prosecution offices, plus politicians allegedly messing with investigations to protect their buddies. Witness protection looks pathetic after someone who testified about corruption got murdered weeks later, which scares off anyone else thinking about snitching.
Some folks argue that keeping the interim report quiet protects ongoing cases, but critics say hiding it just feeds doubts about whether the government actually cares about cleaning house after all the state capture mess.
