Masemola set to appear before Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating police corruption

National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola is set to appear before Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating police corruption to respond to submissions made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.

Mkhwanazi wrapped up his testimony on Wednesday, where he also revealed that Masemola came close to going to jail because of ongoing political interference over appointments to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (DPCI), commonly known as the Hawks.

Political parties will grill Masemola about his involvement in the decision to disband the political killings task team and corruption in Crime Intelligence.

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Masemola’s appearance will follow the same format as Mkhwanazi’s, where evidence leader Advocate Norman Arendse will interview him first.

Members of the committee will then get a chance to probe Masemola on his statement, as well as his Madlanga Commission testimony, which implicated Minister Senzo Mchunu.

Mkhwanazi on Wednesday informed the ad hoc committee that Masemola himself was a victim of interference and was nearly arrested as part of a plan involving criminal intelligence and appointments to the Hawks.

"I can tell you that the national commissioner was on the doorstep of prison himself, not because he did anything wrong, but because it was part of a plan. The person who wanted to be the head of the DPCI because of his age, he could not be."

Masemola’s testimony will also happen over two days, before Deputy Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya takes to the stand.