Overview
- Major-General Mary Motsepe conceded the 121 dockets received no substantive investigative work after their March move to SAPS head office.
- Motsepe said the Political Killings Task Team should not have been disbanded without stakeholder consultation, especially ahead of elections.
- Testimony indicated Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya authorised the removal of the files without National Commissioner Fannie Masemola’s approval.
- Lt-Col Ntate Khumalo detailed a rushed, flawed handover and audit, with only 92 files initially reviewed and two extra dockets later found when the bundle returned in August.
- Khumalo testified PKTT members survived three shootings with confirmed police involvement as the unit’s staffing fell from 98 in December to 56 by August.