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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola claims some councillors in KwaZulu-Natal staged assassination attempts on themselves to secure bodyguards from their municipalities.<\/p>\n

A significant portion of Masemola\u2019s testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Monday focused on the political killings task team and Police Minister Senzo Mchunu\u2019s efforts to disband it.<\/p>\n

The unit has been at the centre of allegations by KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who suggested that Mchunu sought to dissolve it to protect criminal elements.<\/p>\n

Masemola said that although the task team was effective in investigating the murders of politicians in the province, there were multiple attempts to exploit it.<\/p>\n

“In some cases, councillors would go as far as saying somebody must shoot at their shoes and not too deep in the bone, but when investigations continue, some would confess that they just wanted a budget from their municipalities so that they can get protection,” he testified.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola claims some councillors in KwaZulu-Natal staged assassination attempts on themselves to secure bodyguards from their municipalities. 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