Former acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane told members of the ad hoc committee that political interference in the criminal justice system became more prevalent post the ANC Polokwane conference in 2007.
During the Polokwane conference, former president Jacob Zuma was elecetd president of the party. Phahlane said after the conference, more senior police officials with Struggle credentials started to show their loyalty to political formations and their leaders.
Phahlane started by commending KwaZulu-Natal commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who in July held a media briefing where he accused politicians of interfering with police operations.
