KwaZulu-Natal top cop Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi dropped serious claims about politicians messing with police work. The police chief spoke to reporters in Durban about deadly political murders and other crimes. He wore army gear and had armed bodyguards standing next to him during the press meeting. Mkhwanazi talked about his special team that looks into political violence cases across the province. The team has been working hard since 2018 to catch killers and solve these brutal crimes.
His investigation squad handled 612 different cases over the years. They arrested 436 people and charged them with various crimes like murder and threats. Police also grabbed guns that were used in some of the political killings. The team found strong evidence linking these weapons to specific assassination attempts and successful hits. Mkhwanazi said his officers did excellent detective work on these dangerous cases.
Something strange happened to 121 important case files that his team was investigating. Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya took all these files away from the task team. The police minister told Sibiya to break up the investigation squad and grab their work. Nobody asked the national police commissioner for permission to do this sneaky move. Mkhwanazi never got any warning about what was coming.
These stolen case files have been collecting dust at headquarters since March. Nobody has done any investigation work on them for months. Five files actually had orders to arrest the bad guys but nothing happened. All the evidence just sits in Sibiya's Pretoria office doing nothing. Mkhwanazi still feels proud about the good work his team accomplished.
His investigation squad handled 612 different cases over the years. They arrested 436 people and charged them with various crimes like murder and threats. Police also grabbed guns that were used in some of the political killings. The team found strong evidence linking these weapons to specific assassination attempts and successful hits. Mkhwanazi said his officers did excellent detective work on these dangerous cases.
Something strange happened to 121 important case files that his team was investigating. Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya took all these files away from the task team. The police minister told Sibiya to break up the investigation squad and grab their work. Nobody asked the national police commissioner for permission to do this sneaky move. Mkhwanazi never got any warning about what was coming.
These stolen case files have been collecting dust at headquarters since March. Nobody has done any investigation work on them for months. Five files actually had orders to arrest the bad guys but nothing happened. All the evidence just sits in Sibiya's Pretoria office doing nothing. Mkhwanazi still feels proud about the good work his team accomplished.
