Malema: SAPS inquiry a delay tactic by Ramaphosa to avoid acting against Mchunu

Ramaphosa recently placed Mchunu on a leave of absence as police minister, pending the finalisation of a commission looking into allegations of corruption within the security cluster.

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) said the South African Police Service (SAPS) commission of inquiry is a delay tactic by President Cyril Ramaphosa to avoid taking decisive action against his political ally, Senzo Mchunu.

Ramaphosa recently placed Mchunu on a leave of absence as police minister, pending the finalisation of a commission looking into allegations of corruption within the security cluster.

In Parliament on Wednesday, Ramaphosa defended his decision, saying he could not fire Mchunu based on allegations.

Speaking during a by-election vote in his hometown of Seshego in Limpopo on Wednesday, EFF leader Julius Malema said the allegations should be investigated by police and the courts, not a commission.

“Why should we subject criminals to commissions? A commission, if you did political science, they teach you that if you want to delay something or you want people to get tired of it, you just do a commission to prolong that issue, by the time people realise, they don’t even know what that commission is about because you don’t want to take action.”