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KwaZulu-Natal Police Chief Charges Minister With Obstructing Probe Into Political Killings

General Mkhwanazi’s claim of seized investigation files has prompted President Ramaphosa to promise a review

FILE - South Africa's Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, center, visits an abandoned gold mine where miners are rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
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Overview

  • Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi filed criminal charges on July 7 accusing Police Minister Senzo Mchunu of ordering the disbandment of a unit that had examined more than 600 political murder cases.
  • Mkhwanazi alleges Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya removed all case files from the investigation team and left them unexamined in his office.
  • Minister Mchunu has denied the accusations as baseless insinuations made without evidence or due process.
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the dispute as a grave national security concern and vowed to address the matter upon his return from the BRICS summit in Brazil.
  • Parliament has scheduled urgent debates and is weighing the creation of an independent commission to investigate the alleged obstruction of the political killings inquiries.