Madlanga Commission: Senior Hawks official grilled over dispatching officers to Molefe’s house

A senior Hawks official has been grilled at the Madlanga Commission over dispatching officers to the house of suspected criminal boss Katiso “KT” Molefe during his arrest.

Divisional commander of the Hawks' National Priority Offences Operations, Dumisani Mbotho, was in the hot seat on Monday in Pretoria.

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Monday’s proceedings were focused on the events of 6 December 2024, when Hawks officers showed up to Molefe’s house as he was being arrested by the South African Police Service (SAPS) Political Killings Task Team (PKTT).

Mbotho said his intention was not to interfere with the work of SAPS.

He said he received a call and a Sandton address from his boss and the head of the Hawks at the time, Godfrey Lebeya, to verify whether a legitimate police operation was taking place at the Sandton home of Molefe.

Evidence leaders grilled Mbotho over the fact that his officers stayed for about an hour at the scene after confirming it was indeed a legitimate police operation.

“I don’t understand why they were still there. I am not really worried because there could be a reason that they possibly have that I don’t know.”

Mbotho said he only learned much later, through the media, that the home he dispatched his officers to belonged to Molefe.

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