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No need to ditch Scorpions, says judge
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| May 05 2008 at 06:38AM |
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By Angela Quintal The Mercury can reveal that her report also contains more manna from heaven for those in favour of retaining the Scorpions as an independent unit in the NPA, in the face of legislative moves to disband it. "Until such time as there is cogent evidence that the mandate of the legislature to create a specialised instrument with limited investigative capacity to prosecute serious criminal or unlawful conduct committed in an organised fashion is demonstrably fulfilled, I hold that view that it is inconceivable that the legislature will see fit to repeal the provisions of the NPA Act that relate to the activities and location of the DSO," the judge said. The NPA Amendment Bill to be tabled in parliament this week will do exactly that, given that the ANC does not share her view and wants the Scorpions relocated to the South African Police Service. In line with party dictates, the cabinet last week did an about-turn on its earlier acceptance of the judge's recommendation on the DSO's location It approved the NPA Amendment Bill and the General Law Amendment Bill that will dissolve the Scorpions and instead create a new "super unit" to fight organised crime located in the police. |
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92 Weeks ago Luleka wrote :
thank God for that.We need them more than ever
92 Weeks ago Anonymous wrote :
Generally, the scorpions have done the right thing in their fight against crime, but not everything has been done right.
The problems that do exist in the way they have operated are due to a failure in management, either by the senior politicians responsible or by their political appointees in not setting appropriate procedures and standards and then holding the staff accountable for meeting these standards. Yet none of these "leaders" will take any responsibility for the problems or have done anything obvious to fix the problems.
Their simple solution is to take the (ANC) party line, dictated by those who are running scared of the tenacity, competence and successes of the DSO.
The self-same senior politicans and appointees in government do not have the guts to stand firm and do what is right for the country and the ordinary, honest, man in the street and are instead dictated to by a few special interets who are feeling agrieved by the actions (and success?) of the DSO.
The government is failing the man in the street again!
How long will it be before we have competent management capability in the senior ranks of government so we don't have to suffer through the impacts of their "learning curve" such as management of the DSO and their failure to allow Eskom to invest in needed capacity timeously.
The problems that do exist in the way they have operated are due to a failure in management, either by the senior politicians responsible or by their political appointees in not setting appropriate procedures and standards and then holding the staff accountable for meeting these standards. Yet none of these "leaders" will take any responsibility for the problems or have done anything obvious to fix the problems.
Their simple solution is to take the (ANC) party line, dictated by those who are running scared of the tenacity, competence and successes of the DSO.
The self-same senior politicans and appointees in government do not have the guts to stand firm and do what is right for the country and the ordinary, honest, man in the street and are instead dictated to by a few special interets who are feeling agrieved by the actions (and success?) of the DSO.
The government is failing the man in the street again!
How long will it be before we have competent management capability in the senior ranks of government so we don't have to suffer through the impacts of their "learning curve" such as management of the DSO and their failure to allow Eskom to invest in needed capacity timeously.
92 Weeks ago Anonymous wrote :
It seems that the people who want to get rid off the Scorpions are the government officials because they know that Scorpions will expose their corruptness. Only those officials who are corrupt will comment that the Scorpions are not wanted. We want Scorpions to get rid of those government criminals who pretend to be the officials. Let the Scorpions get rid of those criminals and we will see a new and chainging south africa.
fredidinho @ university of limpopo
fredidinho @ university of limpopo
92 Weeks ago Anonymous wrote :
Keep our scorpions - only the criminals are nervous.
92 Weeks ago Shame wrote :
If the resolve to remove Scorpions highlights only one issue it is how far from the people the ANC have drifted
92 Weeks ago SameTribe wrote :
Hallelujah & Amen.
92 Weeks ago Yazied D wrote :
Disbanding the Scorpions is clearly a way for the ruling party to continue covering up corruption and allow Zuma's presidency. If a new agency is to be set up it- has already lost all credibility. South Africans do not have faith in the SAPS and the urgency in relocating the DSO displays the scale on which corruption exists within government.
92 Weeks ago Sir TT wrote :
We cannot base the disbandment of the Scorpions from the insinuations by Vavi and ANCYL that Scorpions are used to settle political scores with no evidence on the table. I am in line with Judge Khampepe report and his recommendations should be followed.
Do you think police would have investigated Selebi?
Do you think police would have investigated Zuma?
You be the judge
Do you think police would have investigated Selebi?
Do you think police would have investigated Zuma?
You be the judge
92 Weeks ago Andy wrote :
Who are afraid of the Scorpions?
Only criminals!
Which criminals?
All Criminals!
And the ones in government?
They too!
Only criminals!
Which criminals?
All Criminals!
And the ones in government?
They too!
92 Weeks ago Anonymous wrote :
Sceletons in cupboards can become scary. Its obvious that the persons who want to rid of the scorpions have numerous sceletons stuck away.
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