Police to probe claims a hit was placed on a Moerane commission witness
Claims that a hit has been placed on a key witness who testified at the Moerane commission of inquiry this week will be investigated by police. This is according to commission secretary Solo Mdledle‚ who was responding to a statement released by community activist Vanessa Burger. She detailed how the man’s identity had been leaked from the commission and how his life was under threat. The commission was established to probe political violence across KwaZulu-Natal‚ but this week testimony focused on Glebelands Hostel in Umlazi. Scores of people have been killed in the hostel‚ which was described as a haven for hitmen and criminals. Burger suggested that as many as 90 people had been killed either at the hostel‚ or in hits linked to the volatile precinct. In a statement released by Burger on Friday‚ she said the man had testified on Monday. "After testifying at the commission‚ the rogue cop contacted the witness and tried to blackmail him. He threatened to frame him for crimes he didn...
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