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Phone call to Umhlali station management demanding arrest of election competitor

Minister Mchunu telephoned station management and Brown Mogotsi on 23 December 2024 to demand the arrest of a political competitor, demonstrating direct electoral interference in police operations.

13 claimsMinisterial interference in police operations
13 claims from testimony
Day 3 · 19 September 2025
"he communicated with the Station Commander"
communicated withMinister of Police Senzo MchunuLt Gen MkhwanaziCL0002839
"he said to the Station Commander he wants to meet the station management at the Police Station"
requested meeting withMinister of Police Senzo MchunuLt Gen MkhwanaziCL0002840
"because he wants to ask them about a case"
wanted to ask aboutMinister of Police Senzo MchunuLt Gen MkhwanaziCL0002841
"they wanted to make sure that he is arrested so he does not stand for the other party"
wanted arrest ofMinister of Police Senzo MchunuLt Gen MkhwanaziCL0002844
"he wants the station to come and explain to him about the status of the case against a competitor for the election"
wanted station to account onMinister of Police Senzo MchunuLt Gen MkhwanaziCL0002851
"if there was a case against this person, he was going to put pressure to the station management to make sure they arrest this person before the local elections that were going to take place"
would have pressured arrestMinister of Police Senzo MchunuLt Gen MkhwanaziCL0002860
Day 9 · 30 September 2025
"on Monday, the 23r d of December, there would have been a message from Brown Mogotsi to Senzo Mchunu, reading: "We got a breakthrough.""
monday message textMogotsi–'Senzo Mchunu' chat screenshotLieutenant General KhumaloCL0007382
"a message from Brown Mogotsi to Senzo Mchunu"
monday message senderMogotsi–'Senzo Mchunu' chat screenshotLieutenant General KhumaloCL0007383
"a message from Brown Mogotsi to Senzo Mchunu"
monday message recipientMogotsi–'Senzo Mchunu' chat screenshotLieutenant General KhumaloCL0007384
"on Monday, the 23r d of December"
monday dateMogotsi–'Senzo Mchunu' chat screenshotLieutenant General KhumaloCL0007397
Day 37 · 20 November 2025
"The Minister calls you back at 11:23."
calledMinister of Police Senzo MchunuAdv Chaskalson SCCL0031737
"He called you again at 14:49."
calledMinister of Police Senzo MchunuAdv Chaskalson SCCL0031743
"That is correct."
calledMinister of Police Senzo MchunuBrown MogotsiCL0031744