By Simon Nare
President Cyril Ramaphosa is likely to be called to testify before the parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of political interference in the police service made by KwaZulu-Natal provincial commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
The committee met on Tuesday to consider potential witnesses after Mkhwanazi’s explosive claims, which placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu at the center of the controversy.
In the deliberations of the committee members, the president appeared to be the senior member of government who would be called to account.
The committee, in a marathon meeting, agreed that Mkhwanazi would be the first witness to testify, followed by National Commissioner Fannie Masemola and Deputy Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya.
When MPs considered additional witnesses, the names of Ramaphosa and other SAPS officials were suggested.
The committee’s legal team further recommended that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, Deputy Minister Cassel Mathale, Dr. Polly Botshielo, and Acting Police Minister Firoz
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