there was no good reason for this unit to be disbanded but it became clear that the anc government and particularly president zuma’s followers considered the scorpions effectiveness to be a profound threat the decision by the anc to disband the scorpions which the da opposed in this house was political it was a move designed to shut down investigations into anc politicians it was one of the most abhorrent decisions this post one thousand nine hundred and ninety four parliament has made the hawks an saps unit that they claim has replaced the scorpions do not have the same power or independence as the scorpions did and certainly not the same kind of results the da has documented why this is the case and that a lack of political independence adequate resources and the necessary logistical expertise is apparent the constitutional court said the main reason for this conclusion is that the