# Activists and the Citizens Forum says South Africa’s intelligence services may have failed to detect alleged criminal activities within the justice system. This follows shocking revelations at the Madlanga commission, where cell-phone messages were presented as evidence of an alleged criminal group known as the ‘Big Five’. The forum’s Dennis Bloem says the State Security Agency was weakened when intelligence functions moved to the Presidency under president Cyril Ramaphosa:
Forum says Madlanga commission revelations raise alarm over intelligence failures [SOUND]
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