Madlanga Commission: Former Commissioner Riah Phiyega Responds to Cat Matlala Link Allegations
- The former South African Police Service's National Commissioner, Riah Phiyega, has spoken up after she was mentioned during the public hearings of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry
- This was after the recent witness alleged that attempted murder accused Vusimuzi Mtlala was at her house
- The witness testified that when Matlala was arrested, he claimed that he was at the house of Phiyega, who denied that she met him
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PRETORIA, GAUTENG — The former national commissioner, Riah Phiyega, denied that she met the attempted murder-accused Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala.
In a statement she wrote, Phiyega said that she was stunned when a witness at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry's public hearings on 30 October alleged that Matlala, who was arrested in May for the attempted murder of actress Tebogo Thobejane, she said that Matlala was never at her house on 14 May when he was arrested, nor did she ever meet him. She said the witness was fabricating the claim and said that she intends to challenge the allegations.
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Read the full statement on X here:
Witness X alleges link between Phiyega and Matlala
Witness C, who testified about Matlala's alleged connection to Phiyega, said that when Matlala was arrested in Sandton, he had come from Phiyega's house. The Witness also alleged that Matlala paid R150,000 to the daughter of Tiego Mabusela, who is also accused of attempting to murder Thobejane.
Since the beginning of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, top police officials, including KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and National Commissioner Fannie Masemola, testified about the alleged corruption in the South African Police Service. Police officers also testified.
What you need to know about the Madlanga Commission
- The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry heard that Sibiya allegedly received sums of money from Matlala
- A witness linked Police Minister Senzo Mchunu to a false case that Matlala allegedly opened under Mchunu's direction
- South Africans reacted to allegations that top police officers received kickbacks from a R2 billion tender that Matlala received
- A witness testified that he was prepared to die for the truth and believed that his life is under threat for testifying before the Madlanga Commission
- A witness also alleged that Economic Freedom Fighters president Julius Malema was linked to an associate of murder-accused Katiso Molefe
Witness testified to bribes to secure bail
In a related article, Briefly News reported that a witness testified about how murder-accused suspects allegedly secured bail. He testified about the Armand Swart murder.
The witness said that the suspects who were arrested for Swart's murder allegedly tried to bribe their way out of jail. The witness said a bribe was meant for the investigating officers, one for the magistrate, and one for the prosecutor of the case.
Proofreading by Kelly Lippke, copy editor at Briefly.co.za.
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