Masemola slams Mchunu

NATIONAL Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has accused suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu of a “total encroachment” on his authority at the Madlanga Commission.

- BY KAMOGELO MOICHELA

According to Masemola, Mchunu exceeded his constitutional mandate by ordering the immediate disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team last year which has led to the inquiry into corruption within the police and justice system.

In a letter sent to Masemola in December 2024, Mchunu argued the task team should be disbanded as it no longer served its purpose or added value to the police service.

But Masemola, in an affidavit submitted to the Madlanga Commission, rejected the directive and said the minister had blurred the legal line between setting national policing priorities and interfering in operational decisions