Overview
- Acting deputy national police commissioner Hilda Senthumule testified that KwaZulu-Natal commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi was not informed the PKTT dockets were moved to Pretoria and that he refused to take them back.
- She confirmed 125 PKTT-linked cases were reassigned to KZN and the Eastern Cape, including 60 political killings and 46 traditional-leadership cases, with 10 already at the DPP for decisions.
- Senthumule said Police Minister Senzo Mchunu pushed to fast-track his December 31, 2024 directive with an April 17 deadline, arguing the disbandment lacked a formal assessment and proper consultation.
- She raised concern over reports that businessman Brown Mogotsi learned of the disbandment before senior police, saying such a leak would point to a serious internal security failure if proven.
- Senthumule recounted that national commissioner Fannie Masemola distanced himself from the docket removal and redirected decisions to suspended Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya, as MPs probed fractures within SAPS leadership.