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Alleged manipulation of security vetting in Crime Intelligence
Claims allege that security vetting processes within Crime Intelligence were manipulated to grant unlawful clearances to favoured individuals, including General Madondo.
Described by 4 witnesses
Advocate Johnsonday 148, day 149Brian Padayachee (Senior Investigator, IDAC;day 150Chief Perumalday 154Advocate Ramsamyday 154
Each of these people gave first-hand evidence about this event. Several accounts of the same event is a property of the record — it is not verification, and witnesses can be mistaken together.
25 claims from testimony
"unlawful issuing of security clearances in favour of certain persons within Crime Intelligence"
"This investigation pertains to manipulation of security vetting processes, which resulted in the unlawful issuing of security clearances in favour of personnel within the division Crime Intelligence of the South African Service."
"in favour of personnel within the division Crime Intelligence of the South African Service"
"and General Madondo"
"from a certain rank, they are all supposed to have security clearances as per their own internal requirements"
"not having security clearance at a specific rank does not allow you to occupy that rank."
"it cannot happen in three days. There is checks, there is, you have got to go and do background checks, financial checks, there is quite a few things that must happen."
"knowing that she failed to secure a top secret clearance"
"was also refused a top secret clearance while she held the rank of Brigadier"
"She does not have a top secret security clearance, which is a requirement for her to be employed as senior manager in the Crime Intelligence Division"
"which is a requirement for her to be employed as senior manager in the Crime Intelligence Division"
"It should never have gone because Crime Intelligence has their own vetting"
"Crime Intelligence has their own vetting"
"her security clearance or top, application for top security clearance was refused"
"Madondo will never have one"
"You mistake him for somebody as a General in Crime Intelligence"
"crime intelligence"
"a security clearance has been issued to that person in terms of section 2(a)(6) of the National Strategic Intelligence Act of 1994, Act Number 39 of 1994, by the head of Crime Intelligence Division of the service"
"Crime Intelligence is only capable of vetting 15%"
"it takes over six months to complete vetting on someone who is recommended for vetting before appointment in a senior management service post in the Hawks"
"Vetting is an area where Crime Intelligence is achieving 15 percent of Hawks vetting instead of 100 percent"
"instead of 100 percent, as required by section 17(e)(2) of the South African Police Service Act"
"This is an area where the system is dismally failing"
"It is also the responsibility of intelligence services in other environment"
"they also are unable to do that"