General Sabiya

Advocate Baloyi suggests Colonel Jacob wanted to create the impression that other SAPS members who had no experience in these operations were part of the operation to legitimize the operation.

“What we suggested or put to Colonel Jacob and why he would say that they were part of the operation, is because he wanted to create an impression that other SAPS members, other than yourself and Sibiya, who had absolutely no experience in these kind of operations, and him who came back from leave just to do this operation and disappear on the same day”

Mr Khawula had published material about Minister Mbalula, which concerned General Sabiya.

“One of the reasons you understood General Sabiya to be so concerned about this case was that Mr Khawula had published material about Minister Mbalula .”

General Sabiya was probably highly prioritizing stopping Mr Khawula from publishing material about Minister Mbalula.

“Stopping him publishing material about Minister Mbalula was probably quite high in General Sabiya's list of priorities .”