EFF LEADER, Julius Malema is gatvol!
He said KZN Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi must stop playing hide and seek and face Parliament after dropping his shocking bombshell about political interference in the police force.
Malema warned that Mkhwanazi won't decide when and how he shows up.
"We're not going to be told by Mkhwanazi what must happen, what must not happen," Malema told the Ad hoc Committee on Friday, 5 September.
"If he doesn't make himself available, we're going to summon him. He's the one who started this mess and he's going to have to take responsibility."
He tore into Mkhwanazi for saying he's only free after 24 September because of the Madlanga Commission.
He called for an original sworn statement from Mkhwanazi specifically for the committee, rejecting the idea of using a copy from the commission.
"We want our own sworn statement to our committee. It doesn't make any material difference whether he's got a sworn statement to a commission or not," he said.
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The EFF leader's remarks set a firm tone, emphasising that the committee is not a subcommittee of the executive-appointed commission but a full parliamentary body accountable to the National Assembly.
He warned that starting with a lenient approach could undermine the inquiry's credibility.
The Ad hoc Committee, set up in July 2025 to probe Mkhwanazi's explosive claims, has already invited big names like National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia and Minister Senzo Mchunu.
Most have agreed to appear, but Mkhwanazi's delays have angered MPs, who want him to come before hearings start later this month.
On 6 July, Mkhwanazi shocked Mzansi when he said ex-minister Mchunu interfered with police work.
He claimed Mchunu disbanded the political killings task team, moved 121 dockets to Deputy Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya's office where they gathered dust, and even got cash help from businessman Vusimuzi Matlala.
He also pointed fingers at senior cops, accusing them of being tied to drug cartels and crime syndicates.
The allegations sent shockwaves, forcing President Cyril Ramaphosa to put Mchunu on special leave and appoint Cachalia in his place and establish a commission of inquiry.
