The senior police office told the Madlanga commission that he was simply warning investigators in a case involving Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala case that they should not be swayed by bribes

Deputy national police commissioner for crime detection Tebello Mosikili said the timing of the now suspended police minister’s disbandment letter was suspect

Masemola told the Madlanga commission the disbandment process was ‘by design’ and had begun while he was on leave

Masemola was questioned about whether a police commissioner could refuse directives from the police minister and initially said it depended on the nature of the directive