Matlala had 'incriminating' info on Mchunu, top cop Sibiya

ATTEMPTED murder-accused Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala had allegedly been planning to file an affidavit incriminating police minister Senzo Mchunu, who has since been placed on enforced leave.

- GCWALISILE KHANYILE

Matlala had also apparently referred to suspended deputy national police commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant General Sibiya, as 'a criminal himself'.

This is according to the testimony presented by Witness C before the Madlanga Commission. Witness C, a member of the Gauteng counterintelligence operations unit (GCI ops) was deployed from the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT).

The GCI ops is made up of detectives from the Gauteng Organised Crime unit, members of the PKTT and combat units.

Witness C said that Matlala told the detectives that he spilled the beans because he feared for his life, saying that he knew that the 'Pitbull' (Sibiya) would eliminate him if he found out that he had changed allegiance.

He stated that Matlala was also 'frustrated and angry' with Sibiya, whom he labelled as a criminal, and that he (Sibiya) had failed to stop the police from descending upon his home and businesses, despite Matlala financially supporting him.