Honourable Members,
The establishment of the Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System is indeed a matter of public interest.
The commission’s interim report, which I received on the 17th of December 2025, made recommendations with respect to matters where there exists prima facie evidence of wrongdoing.
As directed by its Terms of Reference, the Commission made recommendations that can be classed into threeareas:
Firstly, the Commission referred several matters where it found prima facie evidence of wrongdoing to the relevant authorities for immediate criminal investigation.
Secondly, the Commission directed that there should beurgent decisions on prosecution where appropriate.
Thirdly, with respect to individuals currently employed within law enforcement or intelligence agencies where it foundprima facie evidence of wrongdoing, the Commission made recommendations regarding the employment status of such officials, including whether they should be suspended pending the outcome of further investigations.
To ensure that these matters are given the necessary attention, I directed the Minister of Police and the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service to constitute a special investigations task team, reporting directly to the National Commissioner.
The team will institute investigations against those identified by the Commission for such investigations.
Matters that require disciplinary action are being attended to by the relevant departments
The Commission’s work is ongoing.
In its interim report, the commission noted that it still required further evidence from a number of people who had not yet appeared before it.
Beyond the referrals and recommendations that I havemade public, it would be unfair to witnesses whose testimony is not complete or individuals against whom the Commission has not made prima facie findings, to publicise information at this stage.
Furthermore, it may jeopardise investigations and lines of questioning of the Commission to make unconcluded avenues of investigation public.
Given the short time frame in which the Commission is expected to complete its work, we will make all its reports public once the Commission has submitted its final report.
This will be subject to any advice from the Commission or other considerations on whether the publication of any portions of the report may put persons in danger, compromise their private information or should be withheld for any other legal reason.
Throughout this, we are guided by the fundamental principle of transparency and that South Africans must know the facts around the allegations made by Lt-Gen Mkhwanazi and must know what action is being taken to address any wrongdoing or systemic weaknesses that are identified.
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