operate within the rank and file of the saps where independence is undermined by a culture of taking orders from superiors without question the appointment process for the head of the hawks is still the overall responsibility of the minister of police with the concurrence of cabinet the da put five recommendations to the committee to involve parliament but the committee disagreed the committee failed to secure a positive role for parliament as custodian of the democratic voice and concerns of the people of south africa in the appointment of the head of this corruption buster the haste with which this bill was introduced deliberated on and finalised is of great concern it is apparent that there was a predetermined outcome and the bare minimum was done on the bill in its short time before the committee it is unfortunate that parliament was not given adequate time to consider a menu of options in order to create a truly confidence inspiring corruption buster for our country speaker the da maintains that so much more could and should have been done parliament missed a golden opportunity to assert itself as legislative authority south africans deserve an independent effective and highly specialised prosecution driven anticorruption unit to combat the scourge of corruption that undermines the goals of increasing growth creating jobs and fighting poverty the hawks as created by this bill are very unlikely to be that independent effective and highly specialised anticorruption unit which will courageously combat the scourge of corruption the police who fall under that umbrella body will try but at this stage with the bill in its current form i_letter doubt very much that the judges of the constitutional court will even allow them to