Witness E told the Madlanga Commission that suspected police minister Senzo Mchunu personally tried to coach him into lying under oath to the commission. Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is facing new allegations afterWitness Etold the Madlanga Commission that Mchunu personally tried to coach him into lying under oath, producing an audio recording as evidence. Witness E, an undercover police officer, testified on Monday that Mchunu sought to manipulate evidence to falsely implicate Crime Intelligence head Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo, striking at the heart of the commission’s mandate to uncover political interference in the justice system.
The recording, captured during a direct phone call, places Mchunu at the centre of an alleged attempt to subvert the commission’s work. According to Witness E, the call was not meant to be recorded but was automatically saved by the Truecaller application on his phone. He said Mchunu avoided WhatsApp and instead phoned him directly, which the witness interpreted as a sign of desperation. In the audio, Mchunu can be heard discussing a statement he wanted Witness E to submit to the commission — a version of events the witness described as fabricated.
