By Johnathan Paoli
Before it adjourned, the Madlanga Commission placed the arrest of alleged organised-crime figure Katiso “KT” Molefe under intense scrutiny, as conflicting testimony from senior police officers revealed deep divisions, procedural lapses and unresolved questions about the role played by members of the Hawks during the operation at Molefe’s Sandhurst home.
The commission, established to probe allegations of corruption, collusion and political interference within South Africa’s criminal justice system, examined whether the Hawks’ intervention on the day of Molefe’s arrest amounted to legitimate verification or improper interference in a lawful South African Police Service (SAPS) operation.
Captain Maxwell Wanda, a former member of the SAPS Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), told the commission that the arrest and search operation was lawful and conducted in support of the Gauteng Organised Crime Unit.
The operation was related to the assassination of engineer Armand
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