Reconciling Democracy and the Protection of State Secrets in South Africa

In 2006, South Africa's then-Minister of Intelligence Services Ronnie Kasrils (who served from 27 April 2004 to 25 September 2008) launched a Ministerial Review Commission on Intelligence to review intelligence oversight and review mechanisms. In its 300-page 2008 report, the Review Commission...

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Published in:International journal of intelligence and counterintelligence 2017-07, Vol.30 (3), p.491-521
Main Author: Lefebvre, Stéphane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clarity
Culture
Data integrity
Democracy
Intelligence gathering
Intelligence services
Oversight
Secrecy
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Summary:In 2006, South Africa's then-Minister of Intelligence Services Ronnie Kasrils (who served from 27 April 2004 to 25 September 2008) launched a Ministerial Review Commission on Intelligence to review intelligence oversight and review mechanisms. In its 300-page 2008 report, the Review Commission concluded that the mechanisms in place were burdensome to use because of a rampant culture of secrecy and a lack of clarity about what information should be protected. Here, Lefebvre discusses how democracy and the protection of state secrets are reconciled in South Africa.
ISSN:0885-0607
1521-0561
DOI:10.1080/08850607.2017.1297115