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The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the City of Ekurhuleni welcomes the revelations made at the Madlanga Commission of Enquiry relating to the grand scale criminality within the ranks of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD).

We also welcome the long overdue suspension of EMPD Deputy Chief of Police, Julius Mkhwanazi, who has been a central figure in the allegations of EMPD criminal capture.

Many of the matters brought to the attention of the Commission are issues that we have been fighting tirelessly over a number of years.

These include:

• The illegal CAT VIP blue-light matter
• The implementation of the Independent Police Investigative Department (IPID) report recommendations relating to criminal activities by EMPD Deputy Chief of Police, Julius Mkhwanazi.
• Rouge criminal EMPD syndicates
• The implementation of criminal vetting of EMPD personnel.

We are vindicated by the testimonies of both the suspended EMPD Chief of Police, Isaac Mapiyeye and former EMPD Deputy Police Commissioner, Revo Spies relating to political interference and high-level cover-ups of crimes committed by EMPD members.

Now that the spotlight is on these matters before the Commission, they must not be swept under the rug.

For too long have criminals, corrupt high-level officials, including former City Manager, Dr. Imogen Mashazi and shady politicians tainted the EMPD and made conditions for honest, hardworking members impossible.

The DA will never cease in its pursuit of a professional and ethical EMPD free from corruption and political interference.

Due process and justice are nothing less than what residents in the City of Ekurhuleni deserve.

Issued by Ald Jaco Terblanche - DA City of Ekurhuleni Spokesperson for Community Safety