PRETORIA - Suspended Organised Crime Unit boss Richard Shibiri denied being gifted R80 000 by Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala.
This after Witness C, attached to the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), alleged that Shibiri was on Matlala’s payroll.
Testifying before the Madlanga Commission on Wednesday, Shibiri said Matlala did not have his banking details.
"I never gave him my account. And there's no way he can deposit money to my account without me giving him the account. I don't know how he will get it. And it never happened.
Shibiri told the Madlanga Commission that the money was a personal loan intended for repairs to his son's car.
He said he later paid back the money using funds raised from selling his livestock and bpaying the rest by EFT.
He said the money was deposited into his son’s bank account because his son was responsible for arranging the vehicle’s repairs.
“It was expressly agreed between us that the loan would be repaid in December 2024,” Shibiri testified.
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He said sold cattle and paid Matlala R20 000 cash and paid R50 000 from his ABSA bank account.