Crime Intel. Head, Maj-Gen. Feroz Khan, has been implicated in the Covid-19 SAPS controversial tender.

WhatsApp messages laid bare before the Madlanga Commission have allegedly exposed how suspended crime intelligence deputy head Maj-Gen. Feroz Khan helped controversial tobacco businessman Mohamed "Mo" Sayed pursue lucrative SAPS Covid-19 supply contracts.

The revelations emerged on Friday after the commission read Khan's witness statement into the record in his absence.

Khan is recovering in the hospital after being shot on Sunday night in Johannesburg.

Evidence leader advocate Adila Hassim told the commission that parts of Khan's evidence would not be heard in open proceedings because they involve sensitive information and ongoing investigations that could place individuals at risk.