By Marcus Moloko
North West businessman Brown Mogotsi, who describes himself as a Crime Intelligence “contact agent”, appeared before Parliament’s ad hoc committee on Tuesday, where MPs questioned him about a 2010 fatal altercation and his claimed links to police intelligence.
Mogotsi told the committee he was involved in a fight in Mmabatho in 2010 in which a man died, and said a murder charge against him was later withdrawn.
He also maintained he had links to Crime Intelligence at the time, a claim MPs pressed him to explain.
The committee, established after explosive allegations made last year by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, is hearing testimony as it assesses whether the claims put before it point to broader problems in the criminal justice system.
Below are five key points Mogotsi raised or confirmed under questioning during his appearance.
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