Orlando

Mr Adams indicated he had opened dockets in Orlando, which falls under Gauteng, prompting letters to be sent both to General Khumalo and to Lieutenant General Senthumule to facilitate dockets' receipt.

“Adam had indicated he had opened dockets in Orlando, Chair. That falls under Gauteng, so we had to write to the Commissioner ... General Senthumule as the national custodian of the dockets, and General Senthumule facilitated the receipt of those dockets”

A letter to General Khumalo was because Adam indicated he had opened dockets in Orlando, which falls under Gauteng, thus requiring writing to the Provincial Head.

“When the letter was written to General Khumalo, it was because Adams had indicated he had opened dockets in Orlando, Chair. That falls under Gauteng, so we had to write to the Commissioner”

The referral to IDAC was about allegations implicating senior officers, not to take over investigations of the open dockets opened in Orlando and the Western Cape.

“the referral to IDAC was about these allegations implicating senior officers. Not for IDAC to go take over the dockets that were opened in Orlando and the Western Cape and investigate those underlying allegations in those dockets.”

Mr Adams alleged interception of dockets and implicated senior officers for interfering in the investigative process without notifying Gauteng authorities.

“The serious allegations implicating senior officers are contained there ... Then he implicates senior officers because he then says they interfered in the investigative process and he was not notified that Gauteng is following the same process.”

The referral to IDAC by the Minister was about allegations implicating senior officers, not taking over dockets opened in Orlando and Western Cape.

“This is the request that gives rise to the referral to IDAC. And that was Advocate Sello's point, that the referral to IDAC was about these allegations implicating senior officers. Not for IDAC to go take over the dockets that were opened in Orlando and the Western Cape and investigate those underlying allegations in those dockets.”

The case dockets opened in Cape Town and Orlando related to the complaint express concern that colonels employed in Crime Intelligence were unsuitable for their appointed posts.

“The cases that were opened in Cape Town and Orlando relate to this complaint ... It is concerning to note that all the Colonels employed in Crime Intelligence , none of them are suitable for the post to which they are appointed”