SAPS quietly hound 'rogue' cops post-Mkhwanazi bombshell

Disciplinary process launched last week

- By Setumo Stone

KwaZulu-Natal police boss Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s explosive allegations of police capture by crime syndicates have triggered a swift disciplinary process to weed out elements in the crime intelligence division associated with suspected crime-accused businessman Vusi “Cat” Matlala.

National Police Commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola hushedly launched an internal disciplinary process led by Western Cape Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Thembisile Patekile, who is conducting investigations based on the information retrieved from Matlala’s mobile devices.

The SAPS Tshwane Academy in Pretoria was a hive of activity last week, and Sunday World understands that Mkhwanazi, who brought the country into a tailspin three weeks ago with allegations of criminal syndicates infiltrating the cops, was present at the police training facilities on Wednesday.