# The EFF has welcomed the Independent Police Investigative Directorate clearing KwaZulu-NataI Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. In 2023, he was accused of abusing his power and interfering with the arrest of a senior correctional services official who was allegedly running a drug cartel at the Westville Maximum Prison in Durban. The EFF says it maintains that the complaint formed part of a broader witch hunt, orchestrated by forces within the Police Ministry, who feel threatened by Mkhwanazi’s refusal to bow to political pressure.
EFF welcomes IPID clearing KZN Police Commissioner Mkhwanazi