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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86161, member: 27"] A last-minute court scramble tried to yank a senior cop out of the hot seat, but the commission rolled on anyway. Bid to duck the witness stand [LIST] [*]Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya moved to block his commission appearance. [*]The attempt landed hours before he was due to speak. [*]Lawyers claimed the setup cornered him unfairly. [*]Judges refused to hit pause. [/LIST] Why the timing blew up [LIST] [*]Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya received thousands of pages days before testifying. [*]The bundle came from phones seized for months. [*]Reviewing years of chats was flagged as impossible. [*]Counsel said the late dump sabotaged preparation. [/LIST] WhatsApp messages are causing panic [LIST] [*]The material reportedly contains long-running WhatsApp conversations. [*]Some chats allegedly link him to underworld figures. [*]Other chats touch on sensitive police operations. [*]The risk of self-incrimination drove the legal rush. [/LIST] The court shuts down the urgency claim [LIST] [*]Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya asked for an emergency interdict. [*]The Pretoria High Court rejected the urgency argument. [*]Commissioners were cleared to continue. [*]The testimony delay request collapsed. [/LIST] Presidential statement turning up the heat [LIST] [*]Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya was named in a presidential media note. [*]The statement cited prima facie evidence. [*]It pointed toward possible SAPS investigations. [*]Lawyers said it poisoned public perception. [/LIST] Alleged policing interference [LIST] [*]Prior witnesses linked him to disputed arrest operations. [*]Conflicting Hawks teams reportedly clashed at one scene. [*]Tip-offs allegedly went unchecked. [*]Questions linger over whether arrests were manipulated. [/LIST] Commission pushing through resistance [LIST] [*]Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga refused to halt proceedings. [*]The inquiry prioritised momentum over delay tactics. [*]Limited preparation time was granted instead. [*]Safety concerns triggered possible closed sessions. [/LIST] Bigger picture for the inquiry [LIST] [*]The commission keeps probing political and criminal overlap. [*]Senior police leadership remains under scrutiny. [*]Witness tension keeps escalating. [*]Public trust hangs in the balance on whether fairness holds. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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