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Decision to classify Phala Phala report was 'abuse of power'
The Mercury
|December 15, 2025
THE Independent Police Investigative Directorate's (IPID) investigation report into the conduct of members of the Presidential Protection Unit in relation to their involvement in the Phala Phala investigation should "never have been classified".
These are the views of political analysts and security experts, who said the decision to classify the report is a classic example of the "abuse of power to shield President Cyril Ramaphosa from being held accountable".
The scandal became public in June 2022 when former State Security Agency head Arthur Fraser filed a criminal complaint, alleging that around $4 million (later reported as closer to $580 000) in undeclared foreign currency was stolen and that Ramaphosa arranged a clandestine recovery operation without officially reporting the crime.
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