BRAKPAN - Alleged trigger-man Matipandile Sotheni appeared briefly in the Brakpan magistrate's court.
Sotheni has been charged with murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
The former SAPS Special Task Force officer is accused of killing Madlanga Commission's Witness D, Marius van der Merwe, in December last year.
Van der Merwe was shot a month after giving bombshell testimony about corruption and an alleged murder cover‑up involving members of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department.
Sotheni was expected to apply for bail on his second appearance.
But his legal representative asked for a postponement in order to get instructions.
Sotheni was unhappy with this turn of events and made it known.
READ: UPDATE: Alleged triggerman in Witness D murder denies involvement
His arrest is the first made by the task team set up by National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola.
The team is investigating offences linked to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.
The case returns to court on 14 May.
- eNCA's Bafedile Moerane reports.