Masemola slams Mchunu over PKTT disbandment

A specialized hit-squad investigation unit got axed on New Year's Eve while the country's top cop was literally on vacation.

PKTT shutdown blindsided Masemola

• General Fannie Masemola found out via WhatsApp on January 2.
• Senzo Mchunu allegedly never mentioned the plan beforehand.
• His leave kicked off the exact day the directive dropped.
• Acting commissioner Tebello Mosikili called it a messy rollout.

Masemola pushed back hard

• He labeled the whole move suspicious and questionable.
• Ramaphosa reportedly backed a gradual phase-out instead.
• Masemola wanted cases absorbed into existing units slowly.
• Political killings are still linked to cartels and tender fraud.

Mchunu's defense for pulling the plug

• He argued the PKTT was always a temporary setup.
• Post-1994 cases were just murders for regular squads, per Mchunu.
• A 2024 SAPS restructuring plan already flagged dissolution.
• Mchunu claims presidential backing for the decision.

Fallout keeps snowballing

• Roughly 121 active case files got caught in limbo.
• Critics suspect the move shields organized-crime-linked figures.
• SAPS leadership remains split on how the implementation went.
• Mchunu sits on special leave while probes keep rolling.