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MADLANGA COMMISSION: Marimuthu, money laundering and Mchunu — Hawks officer grilled over cop controversies, cash

A KwaZulu-Natal policeman has told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that he took colleagues to visit Timothy Marimuthu, a controversial politically connected figure once convicted of Mandrax dealing and implicated in various high-level scandals, ranging from Crime Intelligence to a SARS commissioner’s resignation.

MADLANGA COMMISSION: Marimuthu, money laundering and Mchunu — Hawks officer grilled over cop controversies, cash

KwaZulu-Natal police officer Deenadayalan Govender testified before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that he took colleagues to visit controversial figure Timothy Marimuthu, who has been linked to various scandals. The officer confirmed that Marimuthu had a prior conviction for dealing in Mandrax tablets in 1992. Govender also mentioned that Marimuthu had connections to Crime Intelligence and political figures.

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