KZN SAPS deny Senona was forced out of office, say ‘unusual events’ triggered seizure of state devices

By Johnathan Paoli

Police in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday denied that the province’s Hawks chief, Lesetja Senona, was forcibly removed from his office, saying that instead, security officials acted after “unusual events” raised concerns about the safeguarding of sensitive information.

Earlier on Sunday, Senona publicly alleged that provincial officers had escorted him from his office on Saturday and confiscated some of his electronic devices. He said that he had concerns about his personal safety after the incident.

Senona alleges he was escorted from office, had devices seized on Mkhwanazi’s instruction

Describing the “unusual events” they cited in a statement, KZN police said Senona had a dedicated senior manager’s parking bay reserved at the province’s headquarters in Durban, but that on Saturday, he arrived at headquarters and parked on the street, before a colonel from the Hawks joined him inside his vehicle “for approximately 45 minutes”.

Senona later entered the building but