Scorpions "Bite" Zuma...

as Nash worries about the future.

I prefer to keep these “pages” free of these sort of issues, opting to entertain you instead – well, try to at least. This story, however, I though I would cover briefly. For a change, because I’m quite concerned and somewhat pissed off.

There is no need to go into detail here. Basically, our next president – and make no mistake, he will be president, Jacob Zuma faces several (a euphemism if there ever was one) charges involving, but not limited to, racketeering, corruption, money laundering, fraud and, my personal favourite, defeating the ends of justice.

Besides Zuma, top business men/women, government officials, parliament members, etc, etc, have had charges brought against them by the Scorpions. A rough tough band of vigilantes that point fingers, falsify evidence and disrupt the transformation of this country.

Oh, wait sorry, that’s how the accused describe them. According to Wiki: “The Directorate of Special Operations (also, DSO or Scorpions) is a multidisciplinary agency that investigates and prosecutes organized crime and corruption. It is a unit of The National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa. The staff of 2000 Scorpions consist of the best police, financial, forensic and intelligence experts of South Africa.

They mainly focus on:

- Trans-national drug trafficking (something I think they could possibly relax on a bit),
- Human smuggling and trafficking
- Cross-departmental corruption in Provincial Governments.
- Organized Crime;
- Organized Corruption;
- Serious and Complex Financial Crime; and
- Racketeering and Money Laundering

Now that sounds a lot better, like an organization one would want in ones country doesn’t it. So why the fuck get rid of them, even though they have been so effective?

“By February 2004 (3 years operating), the DSO had completed 653 cases, comprising 273 investigations and 380 prosecutions.Of the 380 prosecutions, 349 resulted in convictions, representing an average conviction rate of 93,1%.”

That’s quite the track record. It’s interesting then that the majority of the pressure to disband the Scorpions, in light of their success, comes from government. Why would that be? Is it purely due to their (the Scorpions) “attack” on comrade Zuma? Surely not. Why would the leaders of our country stand in the way of justice? Do they perhaps have too much vested in Zuma, or something of their own to hide?

The below comment, courtesy of secretary general Zet Luzipho of the fuckshow that is Cosatu, is the reason for this post.

"If the Scorpions bite the wrong people we will kill them. Like a dog when it starts biting relatives at your home. You get rid of it. We will do the same to the Scorpions."

Firstly, scorpions don’t bite YOU FUCKING MORON! And secondly, its comments like that, which result in skilled professionals leaving this country. No one should be above the law, and when unions like Cosatu start threatening organisations, charged with bringing criminals to justice, for doing their job there is a serious problem.

Should a president or anyone in government be above the law?

Ahem...Zimbabwe…Mugabe…