Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of Spying Against the National Director of Public Prosecutions
Estimated cost to taxpayer
Cost not yet disclosed
Duration
4 months
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The head of the prosecutors (like the country's top crime-fighter) was accused of being a spy. This commission investigated whether those accusations were true. It found they were not true — but critics said the whole thing was really about silencing someone who was getting too close to powerful people.
The official report for Hefer Commission has not been published or linked yet.
Created under
Commissions Act 8 of 1947 Section 1
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Outcome
Found the allegations against Ngcuka to be unproven. Widely criticised as a political manoeuvre to discredit Ngcuka, who had been investigating Jacob Zuma.
Legal framework
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