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BusinessLive reports that the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is close to signing an agreement with the SA Police Service (SAPS) to conduct lifestyle audits on more than 800 top cops.
This after damning allegations of senior officials on the payroll of criminal cartels emerged before the Madlanga commission of inquiry tasked with investigating allegations of corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system. The SIU confirmed that the discussions about a formal agreement with the SAPS were at an “advanced stage”, with the scope of the audit reduced to items flagged during an internal e-disclosure and lifestyle review conducted internally by the SAPS. Lifestyle audits were the process of assessing if someone is living within or beyond his or her means when income and assets are combined over a period, SIU spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago explained.
The SIU will start with about 840 members of senior management, ranking from brigadier upward, with national police commissioner Fannie Masemola first. Once this group had been concluded, the SIU will target specific environments such as the central firearm registry, supply chain management, finance and ports of entry. The SIU has been used by other state entities to conduct lifestyle audits on its employees including the Housing Development Agency, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate, the Department of Public Works & Infrastructure and the Gauteng Office of the Premier.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Natasha Marrian at BusinessLive (subscriber access only)
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