Attempted murder accused Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala returns to the witness stand in Pretoria this Wednesday morning, where the Madlanga Commission is expected to probe his relationship with former Police Brigadier Rachel Matjeng.
The Commission is also set to continue testing Matlala’s repeated reliance on the right against self-incrimination.
Matlala has refused to answer questions about payments allegedly made to Matjeng between 2019 and 2021.
The three payments, totalling R300 000, which were made to Osizweni Meat Market, were the focus of the Commission’s questioning on Tuesday shortly before proceedings adjourned.
Matjeng, who has since been dismissed from the SAPS, previously testified that only R100 000 was intended for her, while the remaining R200 000 was not.
Commissioners argued that the transactions appeared to predate the Medicare24 tender at the centre of Matlala’s criminal case.
But Matlala maintained that responding to questions about the payments could expose aspects of his defence strategy, again invoking his right against self-incrimination.
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