“The SA Police Service (SAPS) must investigate these allegations and tell Parliament what will be done to ensure the safety of our heads of Chapter Nine institutions who need to discharge their constitutional mandate without fear or intimidation,” DA spokesman Zakhele Mbhele said on Sunday.
“If the SAPS fails to act, I will write to the Western Cape police ombudsman Vusi Pikoli requesting that an investigation be conducted into the SAPS’s dereliction of duty in this regard,” he said.
According to media reports on Sunday, Madonsela had been told by a police informer of an intended attempt on her life, which would be planned to look like a car accident. A prominent Western Cape gang boss had reportedly been paid R740,000 to arrange a hit on Madonsela.
