Mkhwanazi demands probe into McBride, 0’Sullivan

Explosive testimony reveals allegations of police corruption and classified operations

- MAYIBONGWE MAQHINA

KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said he will ask Parliament through the intelligence structures to look into the tenure of former Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) head Robert McBride.

Mkhwanazi was delivering testimony for a second day at the Ad Hoc Committee probing his allegations of police corruption and interference.

He provided more explosive allegations as he described WhatsApp messages linked to the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) and that these were now under criminal investigation as he warned MPs that public disclosures of classified material had compromised operational safety.

DA MP Dianne Kohler Barnard attended the session virtually after the provincial commissioner accused her of disclosing classified intelligence information at both the parliamentary inquiry and the Madlanga Commission, an allegation she has denied.

The DA said it had sought legal advice on any recusal request.

But it was in response to questions from EFF leader Julius Malema that Mkhwanazi delivered another bombshell, calling on parliament to probe how former IPID boss McBride interacted with forensic investigator Paul O'Sullivan, the meeting venues, cellphone locations, where they met and the way they engaged in terms of investigations.