By Johnathan Paoli
Suspended Ekurhuleni legal head advocate Khemraj “Kemi” Behari’s testimony before the Madlanga Commission came under scrutiny concerning his role in the suspension and investigation of former EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi, with commissioners repeatedly pressing him on why he failed to provide urgent guidance that could have prevented the lapse of the brigadier’s suspension.
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The inquiry’s chairperson, former Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, made it clear that the commission regarded Behari’s conduct as decisive in the trajectory of the case against Mkhwanazi.
“Sitting there now, you tell us that even if a suspension has expired, investigations can continue. You’re telling us that in the witness box. But when Colonel [Hennie] Erasmus came to you for advice, you never told him that,” Madlanga said.
Behari’s evidence resumed after the tea break, and he immediately reiterated his earlier
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