Ramaphosa placed Mchunu on a leave of absence with immediate effect and appointed an acting police minister. His position will be filled by Professor Firoz Cachalia Professor of Law at the University of the Witwatersrand, who is not a member of the National Assembly. He is expected to assume the post at the end of July. Show additional content? This content is part of the text you are currently reading. The provider X / Twitter provides this content and may collect your usage data directly when you click “Show content”. Always show content from X / Twitter. Meanwhile, Ramaphosa said the commission, headed by the country's deputy chief justice, will investigate claims that criminal groups have infiltrated the police, intelligence services and other parts of the justice system. "The commission will investigate the role of current or former senior officials in certain institutions who may have aided or abetted the alleged criminal activity; failed to act on credible intelligence or internal warnings; or benefited financially or politically from a syndicate's operations," he said. "It is critical that these matters be attended to with the necessary urgency and thoroughness," Ramaphosa added. Critics say Ramaphosa's inquiry falls short Reactions to Ramaphosa's announcement were more muted than the president might have anticipated. "Massive moment was missed," Ian Cameron from the Democratic Alliance (DA), the second-largest party in Ramaphosa's governing coalition, and also chair of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Police, wrote on social media. "Parliament and SAPS leadership cannot wait for yet another long, expensive process while trust in policing collapses further," he added. The opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) said the arrangement allows the minister to continue drawing a full salary, "while he consolidates power and undermines whistleblowers from behind the scenes." The party also criticized Ramaphosa's track record, saying previous inquiries he appointed into various matters have yielded little tangible outcome.