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DA leader John Steenhuisen said President Cyril Ramaphosa should act on the allegations made by KZN Police Commissioner Lt Gen. Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi as he did with DA MP Deputy Minister of Trade, Andrew Whitfield.<\/p>\n
Ramaphosa fired Whitfield after an unauthorised trip.<\/p>\n
Steenhuisen spoke to the media on the sidelines of the post-budget vote media briefing on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
However, Steenhuisen said Ramaphosa set a very high bar for his cabinet when he sacked Andrew Whitfield for travelling abroad without permission.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would at least think that this requires a full parliamentary inquiry through the committee.I think Mkhwanazi should be given and allowed to come to parliament and set out these allegations.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut then I think there needs to be a full and thorough investigation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Steenhuisen said Mkhwanazi was not a person to make wild and unsubstantiated allegations.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was completely shocked by these allegations. I’ve known Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi for many years. I’m a KZN resident and citizen as well and I’ve known him for his work there.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don’t think he is somebody who makes wild, unsubstantiated allegations, and so I regard the allegations that he’s made incredibly seriously,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Steenhuisen said it was \u201cvery\u201d serious that top politicians and top police officials were accused of colluding with organised crime.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a very serious allegation, and it frankly requires, I think, slightly more action than what we have seen to date,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The minister added: \u201cIt cannot be that we in South Africa are suffering with a huge crime problem and have this allegation that underworld kingpins are being protected by the very people who should be at the forefront of putting them in jail.\u201d<\/p>\n
Steenhuisen\u2019s remarks come after the commissioner alleged that top law enforcement figures \u2014 including Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya \u2014 are entangled in a powerful syndicate backed by drug cartels and influential business interests.<\/p>\n
No country in the world would tolerate this, nor should there be a government that tolerates this, Steenhuisen said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the sooner the situation is clarified, the better it’s going to be. But just simply ducking and weaving on this one isn’t going to cut it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Ramaphosa said he will look closely into the matter when he returns to the country.<\/p>\n
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