ActionSA is launching legal proceedings against the South African Police Service (SAPS), intending to challenge the outcome of their internal investigation into the Phala Phala scandal. The party claims the SAPS investigation, which exonerated two senior officers, was a deliberate “whitewash.” ActionSA alleges that the disciplinary process intentionally disregarded crucial findings previously made by both the Public Protector and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID). The lawsuit, to be filed in the North Gauteng High Court, seeks to have the SAPS’s findings overturned. ActionSA believes the investigation was designed to shield the implicated officers from accountability. This move underscores growing criticism regarding the handling of the controversial Phala Phala matter and questions the impartiality of the police investigation. The party aims to ensure a transparent and thorough examination of the allegations.