Former Acting National Police Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane, has acknowledged that political interference in the South African Police Service has been prevalent for a long time.  Phahlane says it began after the ANC Conference held in Polokwane in 2007. He was testifying before the Ad Hoc Committee investigating wide-ranging allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. The allegations were made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi during a media briefing last year. Abongwe Kobokana reports... 

<p>Former Acting National Police Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane, has acknowledged that political interference in the South African Police Service has been prevalent for a long time. &nbsp;Phahlane says it began after the ANC Conference held in Polokwane in 2007. He was testifying before the Ad Hoc Committee investigating wide-ranging allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. The allegations were made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi during a media briefing last year. Abongwe Kobokana reports...&nbsp;</p>

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