Malesela Teffo, an embattled and expelled lawyer, asserts that he ought to appear before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry because he possesses "hardcore evidence" that links senior judges to misconduct and corruption. I do not beg the Madlanga Commission to call me, and I do not require any special treatment. However, I want to inform the commission.
In an interview with SAFM, Teffo stated, "Even Madlanga knows very well that I've been engaging with him, even before President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed this so-called commission." He insisted that his appearance before the commission is required, and he refuted the claims that he was trying to get called as a witness. “Those narratives that I’m pleading with the commission before it wraps up – I’m not pleading anything. I deserve to be there. And you are free to refer to it as "spilling the beans."
Teffo asserts that he is responsible for safeguarding the nation and that the evidence he provides is essential for exposing alleged criminal activity and political interference in the criminal justice system. He stated, "The judiciary is rotten to the core, so whatever has been happening there is wrong." The controversial attorney, who has been disbarred, insists that he has specific evidence that implicates judges and magistrates in wrongdoing. "I have a lot of hard evidence against some judges who shouldn't be there; they should be impeached," the author asserts. Additionally, he questioned the validity of his disbarment, asserting that false information about his professional affiliations had been circulated. I didn't even belong to a traditional bar at the time of the ruling, for your information.
So when people say I'm disbarred, I'm surprised," Teffo said. "I have appeared in the sidebar. I was a member of the South African National Bar Council (NBCSA). Umhlanga, Durban, is where it is headquartered. I lived in the housing of the provincial chaplain. As a result, neither the Johannesburg Bar nor any of the traditional bars ever had me as a member. Teffo also called the "fraudulent judgment" of the High Court in 2023, which found him unfit to practice law, a lie. He claimed, "They used it to remove my name from the National Gazette." Teffo stated that the commission itself was compromised from the beginning when asked if his claims of police corruption and infiltration by criminal syndicates were supported by other testimony.
“Given the string of allegations leveled against President Ramaphosa, he was in no position to serve as the commission's chairman. He will become involved in all of this along the way. He asserted, "He and the ANC are the untruths." Teffo showed confidence in the chairperson despite this. “I believe that Justice Madlanga is going to be fair – I don’t doubt him. He is a trustworthy individual, and I believe he will act appropriately. The South African Police Service (SAPS) is the subject of allegations of corruption, political interference, and the shielding of criminal networks by the Madlanga Commission, which is headed by Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga.
The explosive testimony of Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, sparked the investigation. Mkhwanazi, the first witness who testified before the commission, expressed grave concerns regarding the elite Political Killings Task Team's (PKTT) disbandment, suggesting that it was a political decision to safeguard influential individuals. He also claimed that suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu actively sabotaged efforts to combat political killings in the province and that Mchunu was "fully involved in the syndicate" behind various crimes.
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