ANC says allegations against the police minister doesn't warrant NEC discussion
Mkhwanazi made explosive claims during a briefing at the KZN provincial headquarters on Sunday where he alleged Mchunu dissolved the task team after it uncovered a crime syndicate linked to politicians, including members of Parliament.
FILE: Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu. Picture credit: @GP_CommSafety
JOHANNESBURG - African National Congress (ANC) NEC member Mdu Manana said that the party will not entertain claims that Minister Senzo Mchunu interfered in police investigations, unless charges are formally laid against him.
This after KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi confirmed that he had launched a probe into the minister’s conduct, accusing him of interfering with a task team probing political killings.
Mkhwanazi made the explosive claims during a briefing at the KZN provincial headquarters on Sunday where he alleged Mchunu dissolved the task team after it uncovered a crime syndicate linked to politicians, including members of Parliament.
Manana weighed in on the claims while speaking outside the late David Mabuza’s home in Mpumalanga.
He said that Mkhwanazi’s statements remain to be tested.
"At this point, it doesn’t warrant a discussion in the NEC. It’s an allegation and comrade Senzo has not been charged. He has implicated him in some form of criminality or networks. That’s an allegation and it doesn’t not warrant the NEC to discuss the matter until he is formally charged for wrongdoing.”