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The man touted to become the next boss of South Africa's intelligence services wants more autonomy and the office separated from the entities it’s tasked to oversee. | JasonFelix

Parliament's Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence has nominated Imtiaz Ahmed Fazel for the appointment as the Inspector-General of Intelligence.

The man touted to become the next boss of South Africa's intelligence services wants more autonomy and the office separated from the entities it’s tasked to oversee. Parliament's Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence nominated Imtiaz Fazel for the appointment of Inspector-General of Intelligence .

The IGI has powers of investigation to probe claims of abuses in the country’s three main intelligence services, namely the State Security Agency, Military Intelligence and police Crime Intelligence. Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.

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