Mchunu 'made cops feel uneasy'

Commission hears of minister's 'tricky' situation for officers.

- Vhahangwele Nemakonde

UPSET. Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria last month. KZN's acting deputy police commissioner for crime detection Anthony Gopaul told the inquiry yesterday the minister had turned up at a local police station in ANC regalia. Picture: Gallo Images

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KwaZulu-Natal acting deputy provincial commissioner for crime detection Anthony Gopaul has described how suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu's visit to a police station in ANC regalia created an uncomfortable situation for officers.

Gopaul testified at the Madlanga commission yesterday.

He said the visit took place in March last year, during a by-election campaign in the area.

The by-election was held after Doshie Govender resigned from the ANC to join the uMkhonto weSizwe party.

"During the campaigning, there were a number of high-profile ANC officials who would come and support the ANC candidate trying to campaign for the ANC. One of them was the minister," said Gopaul.