Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu said his request to stand down from his duties in the ANC was declined when he offered to secretary-general Fikile Mbalula to step aside.
Mchunu is facing a litany of allegations after KwaZulu-Natal commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazis claims that he is allegedly involved with a criminal syndicate that has infiltrated law enforcement and intelligence services. Two committees are investigating the veracity of the claims.
Mchunu said a few days after the allegations by Mkhwanazi in July he wrote to the ANC integrity commission requesting to appear before it to state his case.