JOHANNESBURG – Senzo Mchunu’s spokesperson, Sithembiso Mshengu, says the embattled Police Minister has nothing to hide.
This follows Mchunu handing over his gadgets to police amid ongoing investigations.
Mshengu says police officials called the minister early Thursday evening, asking him to be at home so they could execute a search and seizure warrant.
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He says the minister consulted his legal team, who, together with the police, came to his official residence in Pretoria, where gadgets were then handed over to the police and sealed for them to continue with their investigation.
“We heard that somebody was afraid of pictures. The minister doesn't care. They can go from the beginning to the end of his gadgets. He has nothing to fear. He has nothing to hide. Those gadgets are for him to pursue his responsibilities,” Mshengu said.
The development follows claims by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that Mchunu, who is on special leave, has been engaging in corrupt activities.
Mkhwanazi alleged that the minister has relations with alleged political fixer Brown Mogotsi and suspected underworld kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.
Mchunu also faces criticism for allegedly instructing the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team, which was established to probe politically motivated murders in KwaZulu-Natal.
The allegations deepened when a witness, identified only as Witness C, testified before the ongoing Matlanga Commission last week that Matlala had bankrolled Mchunu’s campaign for ANC president, along with other questionable transactions.
Mshengu, however, dismissed the claims, maintaining that the minister has never received any money or favours from any person in relation to the matter, insisting he does not have any relations with Matlala.
“He has never met Matlala, nor been in a train, in a plane, in a taxi. He has never had a lunch, dinner or breakfast with him. He has never slept in a hotel with him, let alone sleeping in his posh penthouse. He has no relation whatsoever with Cat Matlala.”
With Mchunu’s gadgets now in the hands of the police, Mshengu says he believes that when officials are done with them, they will bring them back so that the Minister continues to prepare for his day at the Matlanga Commission.