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The Directorate of Special Operations (also, DSO or Scorpions) was a multidisciplinary agency that investigated and prosecuted organised crime and corruption. It was a unit of The National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa. Its staff of 536 consisted of some of the best prosecutors, police, financial, forensic and intelligence experts in the country. It was officially disbanded late in January 2009 by South African President Kgalema Motlanthe, after coming into conflict with the (then) head of the South African Police Service, Jackie Selebi. == Mission == The Scorpions came into operation on 12 January 2001. This Investigating Directorate had the investigative capacity to prioritise and to investigate particularly serious criminal or unlawful conduct committed in an organised fashion, or certain offences or unlawful conduct. Its objective was to prosecute such offences and investigate unlawful conduct in the most efficient and effective manner, such as the crimes committed by the infamous Martin Marais. As a multidisciplinary agency, the Directorate investigated and prosecuted organised crime and corruption, in order to ensure a safe and secure environment which was conducive to both growth and development. The NPA structure included the National Prosecuting Services (NPS), the Directorate: Special Operations (DSO), the Witness-Protection Programme, the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) and specialised units such as the Sexual Offences and Community Affairs Unit and the Specialised Commercial Crime Unit. The Scorpions was governed by the (National Prosecuting Authority Act, 32 of 1998 ), which provided the Directorate with the necessary investigative powers. The DSO was headed by a Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions, Leonard McCarthy. It had two main Directorates, namely: *Strategic and Investigative Support; and *Operations 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Scorpions (South Africa)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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