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/ 29 October 2010
<b>Vuvu Vena</b> wonders what the ANC now thinks democracy is.
Cosatu is upset about the arms-deal probe being scrapped, saying the flawed deal had made many rich on the sidelines, it was reported on Tuesday.
The arms deal investigation is dead. After a decade of investigators’ blood, sweat and tears, Hawks boss Anwa Dramat has effectively buried the probe.
The head of the Hawks, Anwa Dramat, has questioned whether it is in SA’s interest to pursue remaining investigations linked to the arms-deal scandal.
The launch of the Hawks was the start of a new era for the fight against crime, officials said on Monday.
South Africa’s new Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations — dubbed the Hawks — was launched Gallagher Estate in Midrand on Monday.
New head of the police unit replacing the Scorpions, Anwa Dramat, on Tuesday vowed to “crush the backbone of organised crime".
Senior Western Cape policeman Anwa Dramat has been named head of the priority crime unit to succeed the Scorpions.