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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Pushed through by the ANC, the Scorpions were disbanded by Parliament in 2009 and replaced with the Hawks and the Investigative Directorate.<\/p>\n

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has pledged to reinstate the high-level crime-fighting unit, the Scorpions, if it gets into government.<\/p>\n

Officially known as the Directorate of Special Operations, the Scorpions were disbanded in 2009 by Parliament – a move pushed through by the African National Congress.The Scorpions were replaced with the Hawks and, more recently, the Investigative Directorate as government agencies specifically tasked with investigating and prosecuting organised crime and corruption.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a campaign event in Krugersdorp on Saturday, DA parliamentary candidate Ian Cameron said such institutions have not levelled up with the Scorpions on uprooting corruption.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not only because of the specialised skill they bring to the table, it\u2019s because of cross-pollination. When you have strong multiple faceted law enforcement and criminal justice entities that complement each other, they push each other forward, they help each other, they keep each other accountable – it\u2019s healthy competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cameron said the DA wants to introduce a specialised court to fast-track cases of corrupt officials.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow can it be that gangster cops, and gangsters themselves get bail, while good people are held sometimes for things they didn\u2019t do or if you and I defend ourselves out here in a small holding and we end up shooting someone in self-defence, you get arrested and charged for murder when it\u2019s clearly inquest, but a corrupt official doesn\u2019t see the same?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Africa. Pushed through by the ANC, the Scorpions were disbanded by Parliament in 2009 and replaced with the Hawks and the Investigative Directorate. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has pledged to reinstate the high-level crime-fighting unit, the Scorpions, if it gets into government. 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