DA welcomes the vote to appoint Imtiaz Fazel as new Inspector General of Intelligence
13 September 2022
Please find attached a soundbite by Dianne Kohler Barnard MP.
In an historic moment in the National Assembly today, a 100% vote in favour of the chosen appointment of the new Inspector General of Intelligence was swept through.
Three months ago the DA voted against the appointment of an ANC cadre to the position of Inspector General of Intelligence (IGI), and today every party in Parliament voted for our number one choice: Mr Imtiaz Fazel. Our grading on the extensive, live interviews gave him a 98% score.
The new Inspector General of Intelligence must hit the ground running, and focus on issues that have seized the citizenry in recent months. Top of the investigations would be: