JOHANNESBURG - A political analyst says the alleged capture of the South African Police Service (SAPS) aims to loot state funds and shield criminal operations from accountability.
There are growing allegations that underworld figures have influenced elements within the SAPS.
Matlala Setlhalogile said the capture of the SAPS was in twofold.
“The first one is to access the public purse, and the second element is to facilitate the inaction of a senior police officials to the activities or regarding the activities of these illicit enterprises,” said Setlhalogile.
“In fact, I would suspect that it has elevated to a point where now it's not a matter of public officials being captured, but public officials being embedded within the capture project and to an extent being part of these illicit enterprises themselves."