Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended South Africa’s police minister and appointed a commission to investigate a series of explosive allegations against senior law enforcement and judicial officials in a crisis that heaps pressure on the country’s fragile coalition.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African top security official accused the police minister and a deputy national commissioner of colluding with crime syndicates, sparking public uproar.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Wits Law Professor Firoz Cachalia as the incoming Acting Minister of Police.