By: Buhle Mbhele
The suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has denied interfering in the work of the police, insisting under oath that he has no recollection of any instance of political interference.
Testifying before the ad hoc committee, Mchunu said that divisions within police leadership existed long before his appointment, rooted in old rivalries.
This is after a press briefing was held in July this year by the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, making a series of explosive claims implicating Mchunu and other senior officials.
He added that his focus has been on restoring unity and assuring National Commissioner Fannie Masemola of his full support.
“There is a problem between the National Commissioner and Sibiya, there is a problem between Sibiya and one of the Provincial Commissioner. I was intending to call a meeting between Sibiya and Khumalo to ask, ‘what’s the problem between yourselves because you are now harbouring the flow of police work’?Kusho uMchunu.
