By Johnathan Paoli
The Madlanga Commission has heard that suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi conceded that the Rosebank precious stones theft incident involving EMPD officers Kersha-Leigh Stols and Ayden “Adrian” Mackenzie was not a joint operation with Johannesburg Metro Police.
Testifying on Wednesday afternoon in Pretoria, Mkhwanazi said the operation could not technically be classified as joint, as there was no valid documentation supporting such an arrangement.
Evidence leader senior counsel Mahlape Sello took Mkhwanazi through Stols’ formal statement, highlighting that it contained no reference to any instruction from him.
After reviewing the statement, Mkhwanazi said he believed it was incomplete.
However, Commissioner Sesi Baloyi challenged his version, stressing that the commission could only rely on accounts of those physically present at the scene.
“You and I can only work on what the people who were on the scene tell us. Who went there and
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