Witness F has alleged the office of deputy police minister Cassel Mathale pressured police to execute a warrant of arrest against celebrity basher Musa Khawula for insulting ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula.
The witness was asked at the Madlanga commission of inquiry why he had sent alleged cartel member Vusi Cat Matlala a warrant of arrest penned against Musa Khawula a few days after Khawula exposed Matlala on Twitter.
Witness F responded: I received a call from suspended deputy police commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya telling me the matter was of importance and there was pressure from the deputy ministers office.