By Simon Nare
The Nkabinde Inquiry into Andrew Chauke’s fitness to hold office heard Tuesday that KwaZulu-Natal prosecutors feared the Cato Manor unit so deeply they sought outside prosecutors to handle cases involving its officers, viewed as untouchable and dangerous.
Former Hawks senior officer Ntebo Jan Mabula told the inquiry, chaired by retired Constitutional Court Justice Bess Nkabinde, that former acting KwaZulu-Natal Director of Public Prosecutions Cyril Mlotshwa had approached him with a request that local prosecutors be excused from handling Cato Manor-related cases.
The inquiry was established by President Cyril Ramaphosa following complaints of misconduct lodged by former National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi.
Mabula, who led a multidisciplinary team appointed by former Hawks head Anwa Dramat to investigate the killings of taxi operators allegedly linked to the Cato Manor unit, said Mlotshwa requested an unusual meeting, not at his office, but in a parking lot.
“Late in
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