Mkhwanazi denies sharing proceeds from Killarney precious-stones theft

By Johnathan Paoli

Suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi has denied Witness K’s allegations that he helped plan a Killarney precious-stones theft and later shared in the R110,000 allegedly paid after the stones were seized.

At the Madlanga Commission on Wednesday afternoon, commissioners repeatedly challenged inconsistencies in Mkhwanazi’s version and accused him of evading direct answers as they weighed his evidence against Witness K’s detailed account.

Evidence leader Advocate Mahlape Sello took Mkhwanazi through Witness K’s statement, in which she alleges the pair were romantically involved, jointly planned the February 2023 operation and later divided R110,000 allegedly paid by an informer after the valuable stones had been seized.

Mkhwanazi rejected almost every allegation.

“I deny this. I deny meeting at the car wash. I don’t know which car wash. I deny anything that has to do with money. There is no way that I will stand