Right2Know slams secrecy around inspector-general of intelligence candidates
Joint standing committee on intelligence chairman Charles Nqakula is withholding the CVs of 10 candidates who are shortlisted for the position of inspector-general of intelligence. The secrecy was a "big step backwards" and would lock the public out of a crucial appointment‚ said the activist-driven Right2Know Campaign in a statement on Thursday. The position‚ as a civilian watchdog overseeing SA’s state security structures‚ has been vacant for more than a year. Whoever is appointed will oversee issues such as internet surveillance‚ keeping spies out of domestic politics and the monitoring of people. "This is not right. The recent public protector appointment process showed how important it is for candidates’ CVs to be public and open to scrutiny‚" said Right2Know. "Several of the candidates in that process were members of the intelligence structures‚ and their CVs were published without any harm. The recent nomination of candidates for the South African Human Rights Commission also...
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