McBride tells StateCaptureInquiry of 'political coup' in law enforcement agencies
JOHANNESBURG - There was an active and sustained attack on the Independent Police Investigative Directorate to stymie its criminal investigations into members of the police crime intelligence unit, through the suspension and persecution of Ipid managers, former police watchdog boss Robert McBride told the state capture commission of inquiry on Thursday.
McBride said although there was evidence of rampant abuse of the secret service account at police crime intelligence, the refusal to declassify documents for investigators put arrests and prosecution of wrongdoers on hold. ''That is a matter of litigation at the moment...there seems to be reluctance from divisional commissioner of crime intelligence to use his power to declassify documents.''
"Myself, [former Hawks boss Anwa] Dramat and [former SARS commissioner Ivan] Pillay then released a joint statement on attempts to weaken institutions. In order to succeed in that, chairperson, you have to capture the State. At the time we used the term 'political coup','' said McBride.
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