Overview
- IDAC, the National Prosecuting Authority’s corruption unit, said it has no arrest warrant for Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and called the claim false.
- The directorate urged the public to be wary of viral posts, saying false claims can disrupt its cases and erode trust in law enforcement.
- The online rumors pointed to alleged torture of suspects by the Political Killings Task Team, which IDAC rejected as a basis for any warrant.
- Civil society researcher Mary de Haas previously told parliament the task team used abuse, including tubing, and fabricated evidence to force statements.
- Mkhwanazi said last year he expected a defeating-the-ends-of-justice case over his guidance on an arrest, and in April he took a national organized-crime oversight role while remaining KZN commissioner.