A key witness who spilled the beans at the Madlanga Commission got gunned down in Brakpan with his family watching, and political parties are losing it over the total failure to keep him safe. Marius van der Merwe had recently testified against suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi about allegedly being told to dump a murder victim's body after cops suffocated someone.
The 41-year-old was not under any protection despite dropping serious allegations about police corruption and cover-ups. Cops confirmed suspects rolled up in a white Nissan bakkie, and an AK-47 was used in the hit.
President Cyril Ramaphosa called it an attack on justice and promised better whistleblower protection, while opposition parties compared it to the Babita Deokaran situation and said the government learned absolutely nothing. The ANC in Ekurhuleni wants the suspects hunted down and hit with everything the law allows, and national police commissioner Fannie Masemola will brief Justice Madlanga on the investigation.
The 41-year-old was not under any protection despite dropping serious allegations about police corruption and cover-ups. Cops confirmed suspects rolled up in a white Nissan bakkie, and an AK-47 was used in the hit.
President Cyril Ramaphosa called it an attack on justice and promised better whistleblower protection, while opposition parties compared it to the Babita Deokaran situation and said the government learned absolutely nothing. The ANC in Ekurhuleni wants the suspects hunted down and hit with everything the law allows, and national police commissioner Fannie Masemola will brief Justice Madlanga on the investigation.
