'This report is materially watered down': Ad Hoc Committee slams preliminary findings on Mkhwanazi allegations

The Ad Hoc Committee met on Tuesday to consider the second draft preliminary report.

Members of the Ad Hoc Committee probing allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi on Tuesday expressed their unhappiness with the second draft preliminary report, saying it diluted and watered-down the political party inputs.

The committee met to deliberate the draft preliminary report that was meant to have highlighted the areas of convergence and differences on the inputs made at the last meeting before it is sent to affected parties.

Content advisor Christine Silkstone told the members that their approach to the findings was that the committee was an oversight body, not a court or prosecutorial authority.

“The findings distinguish between established governance weaknesses, unresolved allegations, institutional risk, and matters requiring referral,” Silkstone said.