By Simon Nare
The ANC’s National Working Committee (NWC) has recommended that suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu be granted his request for special leave from all party activities, including participation in the National Executive Committee (NEC).
Addressing a media briefing on Tuesday, ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula said Mchunu had asked for special leave while both a parliamentary ad hoc committee and the Madlanga Commission continue probing explosive allegations by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi linking him to crime kingpins.
Mbalula noted that although Mchunu has not been criminally charged, something which would have triggered an automatic step-aside, he had voluntarily opted to do so.
He added that, according to ANC Guidelines and Procedures adopted by a special NEC meeting on April 25, 2022, any member, office bearer, or public representative formally charged must immediately step aside.
“Cde Mchunu has not been indicted to appear in a court of law
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