Zondo halts Lebeya's testimony after questioning the nature of his evidence at state capture inquiry
16 January 2020
The testimony of Hawks boss Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya at the state capture inquiry has been halted, after questions were raised about whether his evidence falls under the commission's terms of reference.
Lebeya was expected to testify about alleged ill-treatment and sidelining in the South African Police Service (SAPS).
But commission chairperson, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, is concerned about whether the commission's legal team applied their minds to the content of his statement and whether the evidence was part of the terms of reference of the commission.