Sibiya pushes back with plea to cross-examine accusers

Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has requested permission to cross-examine his colleagues who have implicated him at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.

- Molefe Seeletsa

Sibiya was thrust into the spotlight when KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, during a media briefing on 6 July, accused him of colluding with then police minister Senzo Mchunu to dissolve the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), allegedly to hinder investigations into organised crime groups.

Following these allegations, national police commissioner Fannie Masemola suspended Sibiya, who had initially been placed on leave of absence pending an internal disciplinary hearing.