Madlanga Commission: Ex-Hawks head Lebeya directly linked with Katiso Molefe

A senior Hawks officer testifying at the Madlanga Commission has drawn a direct link between the former agency’s boss, Godfrey Lebeya, and suspected criminal underworld boss, Katiso "KT" Molefe. 

Divisional commander of the Hawks' national priority offences operations, Dumisani Mbotho, said it was Lebeya who gave him Molefe’s Sandton home address on 6 December last year.

Molefe was subsequently arrested for allegedly orchestrating the killing of Vaal engineer, Armand Swart. 

Monday’s proceedings at the Madlanga Commission have been focusing on the alleged interference by the Hawks during the arrest of Katiso "KT" Molefe, which was executed by SAPS.

Mbotho said that on the day of the arrest, he received a call from his boss, Lebeya. 

He said that Lebeya asked him if he was aware of a Hawks operation in Sandton.

"He continued to say the reason he is asking me is because he has received a call and the call stated there are members of the DPCI who are alleged to have been sent by him who are at an address – he didn’t mention the address at the time but it would have been at Sandton."

Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga: "Did General Lebeya say who he received a call from?"

Mbotho: "No, he didn’t."

Madlanga: "Did you ask him."

Mbotho: "No, I didn’t ask him."

Mbotho said that he only learned a few months after the incident that the house belonged to Molefe. 

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