Lt Col Risenga Albert Chauke
Lieutenant Colonel Risenga Albert Chauke is a South African police officer whose role in a planned takedown operation came under scrutiny during the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Testimony from Captain Maxwell Thulani Wanda described Chauke as the officer who briefed personnel about an operation scheduled for 6 December in Gauteng, with Wanda recalling that Chauke addressed the team about the takedown on the same day. The briefing reportedly involved a person Wanda did not know at the time, who was allegedly linked to a murder case. Chauke’s involvement in the operation’s planning and execution was a focus of the inquiry, though the details of his specific actions or decisions were not fully elaborated in the testimony presented.
What the record shows (10 total claims — 3 substantive shown)
1 contradiction on the record
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited
NLI-6868a1d2bda1Same takedown operation dated inconsistently: 6 December vs 6 September; cannot both be the operation date.
Day 22Captain Maxwell Thulani Wanda“to prepare myself to go and assist in the planned takedown operation that will be taking place on the 6th of December in Gauteng”
Day 22Captain Maxwell Thulani Wanda“he is the one who addressed us about the takedown operation that was going to take place on the same day of the 6th of September”