Overview
- WhatsApp exchanges shown to the panel indicate Witness F forwarded Musa Khawula’s arrest warrant to Vusimuzi Matlala on Gen. Shadrack Sibiya’s instruction, prompting a reminder that only peace officers can execute warrants.
- Witness F said Sibiya cited pressure linked to Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale to expedite the arrest, a claim Mathale rejected in a written denial.
- Voice notes and chats detailed plans to deliver impalas to Sibiya’s home, with Witness F relaying location details between Matlala and the suspended deputy commissioner.
- The officer admitted sharing sensitive case material, including a fingerprint image, with civilian Steve Motsumi, which commissioners described as irregular and unlawful.
- The commission is proceeding with WhatsApp evidence from Witness F’s phone while his High Court bid to block its use is set for 10 February, and testimony also recounted an approach about importing 750 firearms by Siphiwe Mabuza.