A growing public spat over a Cape Town policing unit has the police minister and the city at loggerheads
The city of Cape Town has denied allegations that it is running a “rogue” police unit.during a parliamentary sitting on March 3, when Herron asked Cele if he would intervene in the matter involving the safety and security investigations unit .
“other elements of government, either provincial or local, [that] have been constitutional delinquents in the Western Cape”.mayoral committee member for safety and security, JP Smith, has denied the allegations, saying the unit“At each turn, political elements in the police and the ANC have tried to stop the city from fulfilling its safety role and function.
Herron is a former member of the DA and served as a mayoral committee member for transport and urban planning. Though certain investigative methods are exclusive to the SAPS and other intelligence agencies, municipal law enforcement is able to gather and verify facts through the use of lawful investigative methods, Smith said.In the course of an investigation, our [SSIU] officials may use specific powers listed in the declaration, including powers to arrest and search,” he said.
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