By Johnathan Paoli
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has accused retired Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) senior investigator Colonel Brian Padayachee of “making up” corruption charges regarding the appointment of Crime Intelligence (CI) Technical Services Support head Brigadier Dineo Mokwele, as well as inappropriately sharing the investigating docket with suspended Gauteng CI deputy chief Major-General Feroz Khan.
Resuming proceedings after lunch on Thursday, the commission continued its days-long probing of the investigation that culminated in the arrest of CI head Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo and several other senior SAPS officers.
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Commissioner Sesi Baloyi focused on the charges levelled against Mokwele, arguing that the allegations contained in the charge sheet were unsupported by evidence.
“You had no facts whatsoever. You made it up. You made it up to include her in this charge. And that’s deeply problematic. In
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