Crime intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo claims arrest was a "project" to tarnish his name

Head of Crime Intelligence, Dumisani Khumalo, says his arrest by the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) was part of a project to tarnish his reputation.

Khumalo was arrested last year along with six other senior SAPS officials and faces charges of fraud and corruption related to the irregular appointment of a 30-year-old civilian to crime intelligence.

But Khumalo has defended the appointment and has now told Parliament ad hoc committee investigating allegations of police corruption that the objective of his arrest at the OR Tambo International Airport was obviously to target him and the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT).

Khumalo returned to the witness stand on Friday to continue his testimony before the committee.

Khumalo faced questions from EFF leader Julius Malema about his own arrest last year by the IDAC and how it affected him.

"How did you feel about it that you had to be subjected to that kind of treatment as a senior police officer? Did you know about it before, and why do you think they treated you the way they did? " Malema asked.

In response, Khumalo said his arrest did not feel right, adding that there was a clear agenda to target him and the task team.

"One had to understand it as a project targeting reputation because already the campaign was targeting both the political killings task team as well as me."

Khumalo’s testimony is expected to wrap up on Friday.

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