PRETORIA - The Madlanga Commission opened with KwaZulu-Natal’s police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi as he took the stand as the first witness.
During his testimony Mkhwanazi repeated his claim that the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) was unlawfully disbanded on the orders of then Police Minister Senzo Mchunu.
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Mkhwanazi insisted the Minister acted without a proper briefing and that he had misjudged the task team’s value.
Furthermore he hinted that outside influence may have shaped Mchunu's decision.
"The Minister's conclusion of saying the team adds no value to the policing in South Africa was misplaced.
"It is my belief that perhaps as I have said in the public in the very same month in January that someone influenced the Minister to do this, “he says.