By Johnathan Paoli
The Madlanga Commission on Thursday postponed indefinitely the testimony of key witness and alleged informant Tumelo Nku, citing serious security concerns.
“There are security concerns about Mr Nku. We cannot hear his testimony. The hearing of his testimony is being postponed indefinitely. An announcement will be made in due course when his testimony will resume and under what circumstances,” Commission chairman Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga said.
The commission had initially delayed the start of proceedings, citing unspecified administrative matters, before later suspending the day’s hearings altogether.
Following Madlanga’s announcement, commission spokesperson Jeremy Michaels confirmed that the decision had been taken because of concerns surrounding Nku’s security, but declined to disclose further details.
“I don’t want to get into that detail. These are very serious security concerns and of course the safety of our witnesses is sacrosanct. I wouldn’t want to get into that detail, except to stress that
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