Senzo Mchunu questions legality of police raid at his home – report
In court papers, the suspended police minister alleges that the warrant was obtained 'through misleading information'.
Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu has challenged the legality of a police raid on his residence in KwaZulu-Natal, according to a report. The search and seizure warrant, granted by the Johannesburg High Court in September, led to members of the Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes Unit seizing electronic devices from Mchunu's home.
Colonel Robert Netshiunda explained that the raid is part of an ongoing investigation into cases of defeating the ends of justice and fraud. Mchunu's spokesperson confirmed that the officers seized cellphones with specific IMEI numbers, and the minister handed them over in accordance with court directives. However, Mchunu argues that the warrant was obtained through misleading information and requests the court to set aside the search warrant, as the affidavit supporting it does not establish a reasonable suspicion of a crime.
This is not Mchunu's first challenge to a search and seizure operation; he previously sent legal letters to the police after attempted raids at his home in October 2025. The police's attempt to search Mchunu's home also coincided with the raid on Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Shadrack Sibiya's residence.
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