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Former Acting National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Khomotso Phahlane appearinf before the Ad Hoc Committee.
Former Acting National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Khomotso Phahlane has requested the Ad Hoc Committee probing national security concerns to conclude questioning him not later than eight o’clock this Wednesday evening.
Phahlane is the first witness testifying before the committee this year.
The committee is investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system made by the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, last year.
Chairperson of the committee Soviet Lekganyane explains, “The request is that we run until 20 hours tonight so that they can have time to rest. So this is the matter committee members must think about as we continue during the day.”
Former National Police Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane appears before Ad Hoc Committee | 14 Jan 2026:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNf69nK160A
Phahlane served as acting national police commissioner from October 2015 until his suspension in June 2017.
He was then dismissed from the SAPS in August 2020 over a controversial 2014 contract for panoramic cameras while heading forensic services, which he’s now challenging in court.
Phahlane says it was unusual for his suspension to be announced by the then police minister, Fikile Mbalula, instead of former president Jacob Zuma, who had appointed him to act.
WATCH | Former acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane says, “I was unlawfully dealt with, and the matter is before the Labour Appeal Court.” pic.twitter.com/Z8lCMXlQES
— SABC News (@SABCNews) January 14, 2026
