Minister Nathi Mthethwa

Minister Nathi Mthethwa instructed General Mkhwanazi to uplift the suspension of General Mdluli, despite General Mkhwanazi later claiming this instruction was illegal but still complying with it.

“A t t h e m e e t i n g w i t h M i n i s t e r M t h e t h w a a n d t h e I n s p e c t o r G e n e r a l o f I n t e l l i g e n c e , t h e M i n i s t e r i n s t r u c t e d G e n e r a l M k h w a n a z i t o u p l i f t t h e s u s p e n s i o n o f G e n e r a l M d l u l i . G e n e r a l M k h w a n a z i l a t e r c l a i m s t o h a v e i n f o r m e d M i n i s t e r M t h e t h w a a t th i s i n s t r u c t i o n w a s i l l e g a l . N e v e r t h e l e s s , h e a c q u i e s c e d”

General Mkhwanazi readily succumbed to political pressure and implemented the illegal instruction of the Police Minister to uplift the suspension of General Mdluli while knowing the instruction was illegal.

“the narrative of General Mkhwanazi shows that he readily succumbed to political pressure and implemented the illegal instruction of the Minister to uplift the suspension of General Mdluli whilst at all material times knowing that this instruction was illegal”