The DA said while it was a necessary crime-fighting intervention, Parliament had previously been duped about the illegal purchase of interception equipment, while the EFF said that the police could simply not be trusted.
CAPE TOWN - Parliament has given the South African Police Service the go-ahead to intercept communication and to procure equipment to do so.
Given a Constitutional Court finding in 2021 that found portions of Rica to be unlawful, some political parties were hesitant to give their seal of approval for Saps to intercept communication.
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