WATCH | Mkwanazi drops bombshell: 121 dockets, zero arrests & MP in classified info storm

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Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi told the Madlanga Commission on Thursday that five of the 121 case dockets removed from the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) were ready for arrests, but no arrests were made.

He testified that he was never officially informed about the task team’s disbandment and that, despite confusion and reduced personnel, officers continued working.

In March and April 2025, 121 dockets from the PKTT were moved to Pretoria on instructions from senior officers.

While in Pretoria, no further investigations were done, and even the five dockets with arrest instructions were not acted on. The dockets were later returned to KZN in the same condition.

“My involvement in this is when I first received a briefing in May that the dockets are already in Pretoria. It was not explained that they went in batches; it was said 121 dockets are already in Pretoria, and when I asked who directed that, they said General [Dumisani] Khumalo was the one who ordered that the dockets be moved,” Mkhwanazi said.

“The people who facilitated that move are in a better position to explain. My involvement is limited to the briefing I got. I got involved when the dockets were returned to KZN, which started with a meeting held between me, the acting divisional commissioner of detective services, General Khumalo and my deputy. Upon agreement, the dockets were signed back to the task team in the same form as they were handed over.”

Mkhwanazi also revealed that MP Fadiel Adams improperly accessed and “recklessly” handled classified crime intelligence meant only for vetted members of Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence — a committee Adams does not sit on.

He said Adams’ actions, including sharing unverified allegations about SAPS vetting and secret fund misuse, directly affected the PKTT’s work and may have compromised investigations.

Mkhwanazi added that Adams lodged complaints lacking substantive criminal elements and appeared to be interfering in SAPS internal processes.

He warned of a wider pattern of political overreach and systemic interference in sensitive law enforcement operations, saying the commission would hear further evidence on possible breaches of national security protocols by political figures.

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