National police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola has labelled as lies the testimony of a witness before the Madlanga commission of inquiry who claimed he had met attempted murder accused Vusimusi Cat Matlala.
Witness F, a police officer working closely with deputy national commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya and whose name is being withheld for safety reasons, testified last week that Matlala told him he went to SAPS head office to meet Masemola.
Matlala would tell me that I am coming to the office, but I am not coming to Sgqoko Sibiya. I am coming to the national commissioner. That is now Gen Fannie Masemola, or I am coming to Gen Richard Shibiri, or I am coming to Gen Fannie. That is how I learnt to know that Matlala has access to most of the generals in head office, other than Gen Sibiya, the witness said.
