Acting Coordinator of the National Intelligence Coordinating Committee (NICOC), Ntandazo Sifolo, has warned of growing mafia-like criminal networks, linked to corruption and infiltration within law enforcement structures.
Sifolo is testifying at the Madlanga Commission on national intelligence assessments relating to organised crime, political killings, corruption and threats to South Africa’s national security.
He has also raised concerns about the private security sector increasingly encroaching on functions legally reserved for state law enforcement agencies.
He says the assessments identified a dysfunction within the state security apparatus, which has weakened efforts to prevent and combat crime and corruption.
MADLANGA COMMISSION | Dr Ntandazo Sifolo says NICOC’s efforts to ‘decontaminate the criminal justice system were frustrated, wittingly or unwittingly, by the Inspector General of Intelligence and IDAC.’ https://t.co/u2pHuXhEeZ
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“The major contributor to the malaise has been the weakness within the state security apparatus to actively prevent, protect and sanction those associated with malfeasance. And then it goes on to say the involvement of law enforcement in various syndicated crimes such as cash in transit, heists, illegal mining, human smuggling, contraband, etc. adds impetus to the hopelessness of the public and widening trust deficit.”
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