By Johnathan Paoli
Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has insisted that his decision to question the continued funding of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), and subsequent call for its disbandment, was grounded in law and sound governance.
“I want to be clear: funding a task team without assessing its continued necessity is inconsistent with the Public Finance Management Act,” Mchunu told parliament’s ad hoc committee, which is investigating allegations of criminal infiltration and political interference in the justice system.
Evidence leader and senior counsel Norman Arendse said the testimony would help the committee “clarify whether the minister acted lawfully or sought to undermine operational policing”.
Mchunu said that upon assuming the police portfolio in July 2024, he welcomed the appointment “without prior notice” but quickly realised that major structural and operational issues required his attention.
“After I was sworn in, I sought meetings with police leadership for orientation. I
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