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Use of Crime Intelligence resources against a journalist

Crime Intelligence resources were allegedly used to surveil and harass a journalist reporting on Crime Intelligence — evidenced by a WhatsApp exchange suggesting misuse of CI capacity.

3 claims from testimony
"what it shows is that there is a willingness to use intelligence, Crime Intelligence capabilities and Crime Intelligence resources for the purposes of using those resources against a journalist who you are not comfortable with their reporting"
willingnessCrime Intelligence Division (SAPS)Adv Hassim SCCL0146341
"It is not a lawful policing objective"
purposeAdv Hassim SCCL0146342
"this journalist believes that the break-in was linked to her writing stories about Crime Intelligence surveilling journalists"
stated beliefAdv Khumalo SCCL0146358