arrest26 June 2025E000087
Crime Intelligence Seven charged with corruption
Charges were laid against Lt Gen Khumalo and six other SAPS members (the "Crime Intelligence Seven") for corruption, including irregular employment of Brigadier Mokwele.
Described by 3 witnesses
Each of these people gave first-hand evidence about this event. Several accounts of the same event is a property of the record — it is not verification, and witnesses can be mistaken together.
13 claims from testimony
"they have all been charged with corruption"
"you deal with this …[intervenes]"
"their charges relate to the irregular employment of Ms Mokwele in a senior ranking position of Brigadier in the Technical Support Services of Crime Intelligence"
"She was arrested before that six months even expired"
"That is correct, Chair"
"they have been arrested"
"They have applied for bail"
"They are granted bail"
"Fourth condition was: "Mr Brian Padayachee will assist the accused with the collection of any matters or items of personal nature the accused may have at the premises in the Crime Intelligence offices.""
"the purpose for which I understood they were going to ask for that condition was merely based on the fact that there were witnesses still employed within Crime Intelligence and that these witnesses feared any of the accused coming back."
"my involvement in and knowledge of IDAC's criminal investigation into the allegations against Lieutenant General Samuel Dumisani Khumalo and six other Crime Intelligence officials"
"the bail condition that they were not to enter into any Crime Intelligence offices throughout the country"
"they cannot go to the Crime Intelligence offices"