By Johnathan Paoli
Deputy National Commissioner for Policing Tebello Mosikili has denied any prior knowledge of, or involvement in, the decision to disband the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), telling Parliament’s ad hoc committee that she only learned of the directive through an email and subsequent media reports.
Appearing before the committee on Tuesday morning, Mosikili said there had been no discussion about disbanding the PKTT during engagements with suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu or National Commissioner Fanie Masemola, despite a meeting in December 2024.
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“There was no discussion between myself and the minister or the national commissioner about the disbandment of the PKTT when we met in KwaZulu-Natal during the festive campaign,” she said.
Mosikili, who was serving as acting national police commissioner when the directive was issued on 31 December
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