The ANC has decided to close the crime-fighting unit called the Scorpions in South Africa. Al lot has been said and written about this very effective crime-busting machine and it would only be logical that a government who cares about its declared mission to stamp out crime would welcome the successes of the Scorpions and even try and do more to strengthen the structures and operational capabilities of this unit.
But.........NO! The Scorpions must close down as a separate unit and its members who wish to do so can join the SA National Police Force, the head of the latter at the moment up on charges of corruption and having a "working relationship" with big time gangsters! An article summarizing this whole picture very pointedly was written by Laurence Caromba and published on the IOL website. I personally believe there are people in the ANC who do not want these creatures with such a vicious sting in their tails to snoop around much longer now that the top structures of the ANC have members who may very well be averse to closer inspection of their circumstances. Please read the article, it will open your eyes to the fact that the newly elected ANC top brass only pay lip service to a desire to eradicate crime in this crime-ridden country. Read also what Johan Burger of the Institute for Security Studies has to say in this regard. Everything points to the government having a hidden agenda in their decision to close the Scorpions.
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