By REGINALD KANYANE
25 October 2025- The Activists and Citizens Forum said the explosive testimony of witnesses A, B and C at the Madlanga Commission must not be taken lightly. The forum said they have made very serious allegations against senior police officers and produced evidence.
The Chairperson of Activists and Citizens Forum, Dennis Bloem said wWhilst they are aware that it is still allegations, the country cannot afford to have senior police officers linked to criminal syndicates and with dark clouds hanging over their heads. Bloem alleged that they are a danger to the safety and security of the country.
He further said it will be grossly irresponsible of the acting Minister of Police Feroz Chachalia and President Cyril Ramaphosa, to treat these allegations lightly and not remove these implicated officers from the system. Bloem added that Ramaphosa cannot wait for the finalisation of the commission.
“These officers will do more damage to the already badly damaged image of the police. If these senior officers stay on in their offices, the lives of the Political Killings Task Team investigators will be in danger. Anything can happen to them anytime. These investigators are already in hiding.
“We believe that the scary revelations before the Madlanga Commission and the Parliamentary Ad-Hoc Committee, clearly show not only infiltration of the criminal justice system but it is the capture of the Criminal Justice System by sophisticated criminal gangs and politicians,” he said.
Bloem said they call for the removal of these police officers.
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