By Johnathan Paoli
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has dismissed what he described as “baseless” and “wild” allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, amid an unprecedented internal crisis engulfing the South African Police Service (SAPS).
Mchunu, currently campaigning in Vryheid ahead of the 16 July by-elections, promised a full review of Mkhwanazi’s allegations and warned of possible action against him.
“The Minister of Police will never allow his integrity, that of the Ministry or the SAPS, to be undermined by insinuations made without evidence or due process, from anyone, including Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi. We will be reviewing the Provincial Commissioner’s statements and consider appropriate action,” Mchunu said on Sunday.
Mchunu’s statement follows an explosive press briefing held earlier in Durban by Mkhwanazi, in which the commissioner accused senior police officials, including Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya, of sabotaging the Political Killings Task
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