WhatsApp messages between alleged Police Minister Senzo Mchunu associate Brown Mogotsi and alleged cartel member Vusi ‘Cat’ Matlala have formed part of Crime Intelligence Head  Dumisani Khumalo’s testimony on Tuesday morning.

He is testifying in the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria.

The WhatsApp messages between the pair include a recurring theme about the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), a court case date, and a 25% deposit that Mogotsi has requested from Matlala.

Khumalo says analysis conducted by crime intelligence found that the court date was in connection with the return of Matlala’s firearms. This is after they were seized during a raid police at his premises in the first week of December.

He says, “The next message reads: ‘My brother, how are the court proceedings? According to our analysis and interpretation of the message, we are aware of the fact that after the compliance inspection operation, Mr. Vusimuzi Matala initiated an urgent court application for the return of the firearms that were confiscated.”

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