The Madlanga Commission, probing allegations of criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system, will resume its hearings on Monday, but Crime Intelligence boss Lt-General Dumisani Khumalo will not continue with his testimony.
Khumalos time on the stand was cut short last month after he fell ill three days into his testimony. His evidence is crucial to the exercise of closing the gaps in the evidence in Chief presented by KwaZulu-Natal top cop Lt-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, whose 6th of July media briefing triggered the probe.
It is my view that the attempt to disband the political killings task team was due to the influence of a particular organized crime cartel over the ministry of police, as well as the South African police service, who mistakenly thought that the political killings task team was investigating the same cartel, says Lt-Gen Khumalo.