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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 88326, member: 27"]
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
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[*]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.
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Masemola pushed back hard
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[*]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.
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Mchunu's defense for pulling the plug
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[*]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.
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Fallout keeps snowballing
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[*]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.
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