Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo, head of SAPS crime intelligence, testified at the Madlanga Commission that senior officials orchestrated the disbandment of the elite Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) at the direction of a cartel that feared being exposed and that some of the evidence will not be captured on camera.

He stated, "Sharing some of the evidence will expose our methodologies, expose our informants, and expose the resources, taking into account the high risk, the current threat assessment of the Gauteng organised crime, Gauteng counterintelligence investigation," and "Sharing some of the evidence will expose our informants, expose the resources." “As it's still ongoing, also sharing some of the information will compromise the same ongoing investigation.” He emphasised that certain testimonies must not be heard in camera, citing a high-risk threat environment and the critical need to protect both sources and the integrity of the investigations.

Khumalo’s statement raised serious questions about the extent of political interference in law enforcement and the real motives behind the PKTT’s abrupt termination.