By Johnathan Paoli
The Madlanga Commission on Monday resumed its hearings for the year with Acting KwaZulu-Natal Deputy Provincial Police Commissioner Major General Anthony Gopaul testifying to repeated and “inappropriate” interventions by suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu in criminal investigations.
“It is not normal. It is not in concurrence with our protocol for me to interact with a minister, without the specific direction of my principal,” Gopaul said, in response to questions from evidence leader, Advocate Ofentse Motlhasedi.
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The interaction with the then minister, said Gopaul, related to the murder of Mandeni Local Municipality ANC ward councillor, Phendukani Mabhida, who was shot dead by gunmen at his KwaSithebe Township home, in February last year.
Gopaul told the commission that on 5 February, he received an unexpected call from Mchunu, who wanted to know why
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