Mchunu to face questions from MPs as he returns to Parly ad hoc committee probing police corruption

Embattled Police Minister Senzo Mchunu returns to Parliament on Tuesday to finalise his testimony before the ad hoc committee investigating police corruption and interference.

Mchunu will on Tuesday face questions from MPs, where he will continue defending his directive to arbitrarily disband the political killings task team and whether his decision was influenced by people who are allegedly implicated in crime.

Mchunu, who is on a leave of absence, also denied being part of any criminal conspiracy to move focus away from organised crime by disbanding the task team.

Mchunu told the ad hoc committee last week, before wrapping up his testimony, that he had no links to crime syndicates.

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He told the committee that his decision to disband the political killings task team was a lawful one and he was empowered by the Constitution.

He dismissed allegations linking him to organised crime that were made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi before the committee.

"I know that, at the same time, statements have been made in this committee and I'm no criminal. General Mkwhanazi knows in his conscience that I'm not a criminal and I have nothing to do with criminal syndicates."

The committee is on Tuesday expected to continue listening to recorded audio conversations between Mchunu's chief of staff, Cedric Nkabinde, and Mkhwanazi, where he says the KZN police commissioner threatened him.