Overview
- An anonymous investigator told the commission that Hawks officers demanded case details during the 6 December 2024 operation at Katiso ‘KT’ Molefe’s Sandhurst home, as a Gauteng Traffic Police helicopter hovered low over the property and a JMPD officer appeared at the scene.
- Witness A said he was warned by a caller that Molefe was “the person of the generals,” describing pressure around the arrest and alleging that suspended deputy national commissioner Shadrack Sibiya later questioned why Molefe was not detained at a local station.
- The commission heard allegations that Major-General Richard Shibiri referenced “three envelopes” for a magistrate, prosecutor and investigators, which the witness viewed as an overture to secure bail and derail the Swart case.
- Witness A testified that ballistic evidence in the Armand Swart case was mishandled, with key cartridges omitted from reports and a second analysis failing to reflect linkages he expected, suggesting deliberate tampering.
- The investigation links former detective Michael Pule Tau and two alleged hitmen to Swart’s April 2024 killing through burner phones and surveillance, while the team reports threats, stalking and safe-house protection as their work continues.