South African Parliament Denies Request to Debate Police Claims

South Africa’s parliamentary Speaker Thoko Didiza denied a request by two political parties to hold a debate on allegations that the police minister and senior national officials interfered in an investigation into political assassinations.

Didiza asked the portfolio committees on police, justice and constitutional development and the joint standing committee on intelligence to urgently consider the claims made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and report back to the National Assembly, parliament said in a statement on Wednesday.