End of Political Killings Task Team in focus

KZN National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head, Elaine Harrison said her office was never formally informed of the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), saying she would have objected to the decision because of the team’s good work.

- KAMOGELO MOICHELA

Harrison told the Madlanga Commission yesterday that she only learned of the move via social media.

“T heard about the disestablishment of the KZN political killings task team through the media,” she said.

“At that time, I said it was fake news. It was floating on social media.”

At the time of the reports, Harrison was on leave.

The first formal communication she received was on May 25, in a letter from KZN police commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, regarding the transfer of 121 politically sensitive case dockets to the SAPS national office in Pretoria — not about the dissolution of the task team.