Deputy national commissioner for policing Lt-Gen Tebello Mosikili appeared before parliament’s ad hoc committee on Tuesday morning where MPs grilled her on what she knew about a letter announcing the disbandment of the political killings task team (PKTT). When the letter was sent out, Mosikili was the acting national commissioner, as Gen Fannie Masemola was on leave.
Here are five things that came out of her testimony:
- Mosikili said when she received the letter with directives for the disbandment of the PKTT, she was confused, unsure, and surprised. “I questioned the authenticity of the directive because I could not believe the content.”
- She said she also got to know about the disbandment after a media query on the matter. She does not know who leaked the letter to the media.
- She was surprised that the letter addressing such a serious matter and marked “urgent” was directed to Gen Fannie Masemola, who was on leave.
- She said she was in support of the winding down of the task team and believed the disbandment was unlawful.
- Mosikili said the letter disbanding the PKTT should have considered that task teams involved more than just being docket carriers, and that a demobilisation plan should have been drawn up outlining step-by-step activities to reduce and manage threats.
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