Engaging with stakeholders on the mandate of the DPCI Judge’s Office

On the 11 March 2015, the Office of the DPCI Judge hosted a stakeholder engagement which was held at Germiston Civic Centre, Ekurhuleni Municipality in Gauteng Province. The one-day session was to engage stakeholders on the mandate of the Office of the DPCI Judge. This event was also part of the national campaign which was aimed at marketing and publicly communicating the Office of the DPCI Judge’s services to the relevant stakeholders. The awareness campaign was a continuous journey as some of the provinces have already been visited in a quest to engage with external stakeholders nationally.

Various organisations supported the campaign and pledged to work with the Office of the Judge, amongst which were the IPID, SAPS, PSIRA and CPF.

Addressing the stakeholders, Judge Moosa mentioned that this was part of the National campaign to make his Office known to the Public not only by the Hawks. “The mandate of the Office of the DPCI Judge is to investigate complaints from and against the members of the Hawks and make findings for the complaint”, said Judge Moosa. He also highlighted that the Office of the Judge is an oversight body and reports to Parliament. The Judge emphasised that their investigations are confined to the members of the Hawks.

At the end of the session, the stakeholders were given an opportunity to ask questions and give comments on the presentations by speakers from various organisations.