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Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, currently on special leave, rejected allegations linking him to criminal cartels, telling the Madlanga Commission that he only heard that he his corrupt on July 6 briefing.<\/p>\n
Testifying before the commission on Tuesday, Mchunu said he had never faced corruption accusations before KZN Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi\u2019s public claims on July 6.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have never been accused of corruption, not once,\u201d Mchunu said, opening his testimony, adding that \u201cThis is the first time that I get accused of such, as alleged particularly on July 6\u201d.<\/p>\n
Flanked by his legal team, including SC Adv. Thembeka Ngcukaitobi, Mchunu, delivered a firm denial of any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n
Mkhwanazi had publicly alleged that Mchunu was influenced by criminal syndicates to disband the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT).<\/p>\n
According to the provincial commissioner, the group feared the task team was closing in on them after raids on alleged cartel members Katiso \u201cKT\u201d Molefe and Vusimuzi \u201cCat\u201d Matlala on December 6 last year.<\/p>\n
But Mchunu told the commission he had no knowledge of any such operation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was never briefed about any raid or any operation resembling what can be known as the December 6 raid,\u201d he testified.<\/p>\n
He also pushed back against claims that dissolving the PKTT was improper, arguing it was always a temporary, non-budgeted intervention.<\/p>\n
\u201cGovernment projects are time-bound; they don\u2019t run indefinitely,\u201d he said, adding that the task team could not co-exist with other specialised units without creating costly duplication.<\/p>\n
According to him, its disbandment would have occurred regardless \u2014 possibly as early as 2024.<\/p>\n
The allegations have triggered a political storm within the police service, pitting the minister against one of the country\u2019s most senior provincial commanders.<\/p>\n
Mchunu is expected to continue his testimony on Thursday.<\/p>\n
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