By Johnathan Paoli
Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu returned to Parliament’s ad-hoc committee on Wednesday morning, facing further questioning from Patriotic Alliance (PA)’s Ashley Sauls and ActionSA’s Dereleen James.
Mchunu remained defiant, insisting that the PKTT had outlived its usefulness, become a financial burden and was not adding value to policing.
Opening the day’s proceedings, PA MP Ashley Sauls pressed Mchunu on the allegations that his directive to dissolve the PKTT was politically or criminally motivated.
Sauls noted that Mkhwanazi had clarified that he never accused Mchunu of corruption, but rather of making a decision that appeared to benefit criminal networks.
Sauls began by quizzing Mchunu on the use of the word “comrade”, asking whether his reference to Brown Mogotsi as “comrade” signified a personal or political closeness.
“In the ANC, ‘comrade’ can be used formally or informally, it depends on the context,” Mchunu explained.
Sauls then scrutinised Mchunu’s 31
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