Dr Albertus Schoeman exposes the alarming failure of the South African Police Service to conduct lifestyle audits over the past five years, raising serious concerns about corruption and unexplained wealth among officials.
Dr Albertus Schoeman, an anti-corruption and governance expert, told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Thursday that SAPS has conducted no lifestyle audit for the past five years, despite ongoing concerns about public service officials accumulating unjustified wealth.
This occurred during Schoeman's testimony on disclosure regimes applicable to senior officers within the South African criminal justice system and proposed reforms to prevent the system's corrupt infiltration.
His testimony followed the commission's scrutiny of senior Crime Intelligence officer Major-General Feroz Khan, who is alleged to have lived far beyond his police salary and accumulated unexplained wealth.
According to financial disclosure records presented to the commission, Khan purchased 30 vehicles in one year. He also owns a car parts business earning an estimated R3 million annually, as well as a property portfolio valued at about R39 million, including luxury homes in George, Houghton and Umhlanga.
