WATCH | Nortjie denies Hawks interference during Molefe’s arrest | Madlanga Commission

Madlanga Commission has resumed its hearings on political infiltration in the SAPS and the Justice system, with Captain Dail Christaan Nortjie on the stand to testify on Katiso Molefe.

Nortjie is one of the Hawks members who was part of the takedown operation at Molefe’s luxurious house in Johannesburg.

Molefe was arrested on December 6 by members of the DCIP and Political Killings Task Team (PKTT).

The arrest was in relation to the murder case of engineer Armand Swart who was shot dead in what has been described as mistaken identity.

Swart was mistaken for a whistleblower who exposed the irregular tenders at Transnet.

Nortjie’s testimony comes a week after North West businessman, Brown Mogotsi, testified.

Mogotsi, admitting that he made baseless allegations about KZN Police Commissioner, Lt-Gen. Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, receiving “an amount” from cartel tycoon, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.

Mogotsi, repeatedly failed to provide documentary proof or corroborating testimony for serious accusations he had circulated within intelligence structures and restated before the commission.

“We should be concerned that you may be using this platform… to make allegations that you are not backing up,” she said.

She pressed him on assertions that Mkhwanazi had received “an amount” from Matlala, a claim Mogotsi ultimately conceded he could not substantiate.

Mogotsi also alleged that Matlala had described National Police Commissioner Gen. Fannie Masemola and former police minister Bheki Cele were described as “very ungrateful,” claiming the pair expected large sums of money from him.

The commission continues. 

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