MADLANGA COMMISSION: Bombshell testimony implicates Mchunu in alleged bid to target Mkhwanazi
Lieutenant Colonel Deendadayalan (Deena) Govender’s sensational testimony has placed sidelined police minister Senzo Mchunu at the centre of allegations that he was part of an effort to pressure a witness into implicating KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
Lieutenant Colonel Deendadayalan (Deena) Govender’s testimony before the Madlanga Commission has implicated Police Minister Senzo Mchunu in an alleged bid to target KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Govender claimed he was pressured to testify that he acted on Mkhwanazi’s instructions regarding police shootings, and threatened with arrest, denial of bail, and even poisoning if he refused.
The testimony came after National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams admitted to obtaining a mysterious affidavit during a late-night visit to Adams’ home. Govender alleged that Mchunu instructed him to tell the commission he was acting on Mkhwanazi’s orders, and that he had spoken to Mchunu on the phone, confirming the minister’s involvement in the alleged scheme.
The allegations have heightened tensions between Mkhwanazi and Mchunu, who has been placed on special leave.
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