CAPE TOWN - Suspended police officer, Samkeliso Mlotshwa has made explosive allegations against KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
He claimed he was tortured by SAPS members including Mkhwanazi.
Mlotshwa made this claim while testifying before the Ad Hoc Committee probing allegations of police corruption on Friday.
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Mlotshwa was arrested for the 2024 kidnapping of Stanger businessman Zakariya Desai.
According to Mlotshwa, he was taken to a location where he was interrogated and tortured by SAPS members.
“During the torture, the provincial commissioner was present and participated in the torture.
“He went as far as telling me that I should have rather committed suicide than coming to KZN," he testified.
Mlotshwa also described being suffocated with a plastic bag filled with water
“Then the police officer would release the bag and allow me to breathe,” Mlotshwa detailed to the commission.