# KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says the establishment of the Political Killings Task Team was not politically motivated but an executive decision to address rising political murders in the province. Testifying before Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations of political interference in policing, Mkhwanazi said the team was formed following president Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2018 directive and operated under a national mandate. He dismissed claims that the task team’s creation or disbandment was influenced by political agendas:
Mkhwanazi rejects claims of political motives behind political killings task team [SOUND]
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