S Africa Cuts Crime-Fighting Unit-- The Australian
CAPE TOWN: South African parliamentarians have voted to disband the elite Scorpions crime-fighting unit which has pursued high-profile graft cases against top politicians, including ruling party boss Jacob Zuma.
Smaller parties vocally opposed the abolishment of the unit, fearing it would leave a gap in law enforcement in a country plagued by crime, but the new law sailed through parliament 252-63 with the support of the ruling African National Congress (ANC).
The main opposition Democratic Alliance said it was part of the ANC's “season of madness”, while the Inkatha Freedom Party's chief whip Koos van der Merwe said the “murder of the Scorpions” was a “day that will live on in infamy.”
The decision to do away with the unit, which has gone after high-profile South Africans including graft-accused national police chief Jackie Selebi, created a storm of controversy.
Critics argue the ANC is trying to shield Zuma and other senior leaders from prosecution on corruption charges.
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My Comment: Corrupt politicians .... this so sums up the problem of Africa. A culture of political corruption.