POLITICS LIVE: It's time to deal with Zuma's capture of law enforcement
12.53-------It's time to deal with Zuma's capture of law enforcementThe focus of the state capture debate has been Zuma's attempts to grab the Treasury, removing the last barrier to the prudent management of state-owned enterprises, where his cronies have been prevented from, shall we say, loosening up the spending.This should not overshadow the greatest 'state capture' scandal of all - Zuma's seizure of the National Prosecuting Authority and the Hawks.It could not be otherwise. Zuma had to make sure that the charges of corruption brought against him would never see the light of day.This is no conspiracy theory. The public record is clear. Zuma's first action, once he had been elected president of the ANC at the 2007 Polokwane conference, was to instruct then president Kgalema Motlanthe to disband the Scorpions and to establish the Hawks.This effectively placed the investigation of high-profile crimes under Zuma's control. Whereas the Scorpions was an independent agency working hand...
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