Senzo Mchunu Clarifies Relationship With Brown Mogotsi Amid SAPS Interference Probe

Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has insisted he only knows controversial North West figure Brown Mogotsi as a comrade, not as a personal associate.

Mchunu appeared before Parliament’s ad hoc committee on Tuesday, which is probing alleged political interference in the South African Police Service (SAPS).

He requested the inquiry revisit his denial before Parliament’s police committee in March, where he stated that he does not know Mogotsi personally.

Senzo MchunuDifferentiates Between Comrades and Associates

During the proceedings, evidence leader Norman Arendse questioned Mchunu about his affidavit, which cautions against assuming connections based on casual interactions.

Mchunu emphasised the distinction between calling someone a comrade versus an associate, stating that he did not lie in his previous testimony.

“Now what complicated things, in my view, is that when General Mkhwanazi made his statement on the 6th of July, he then tells the public something twisted. He says Minister Mchunu said he doesn’t know Brown Mogotsi in Parliament, which I never said. I never said [that]. But he tells the public something twisted,” Mchunu said.

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Mchunu confirmed he has known Mogotsi since 2017 but has very little knowledge of his personal life.

“In the period, I’ve never asked him whether he’s married or not, I’ve never gone to his home, I’ve never gone to look at soccer or restaurant, I’ve never inquired about his personal life, whether he’s employed or not employed, because we just occasionally talk about this and that,” he added.

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