The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has made a formal request to the public protector for an investigation into the conduct of Police Minister Senzo Mchunu.

This after KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi made damning allegations of executive misconduct and political interference against Mchunu.

In an explosive press conference, Mkhwanazi accused the minister of orchestrating the collapse of the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) political killings task team.

The team, which had secured over a hundred convictions, was disbanded late last year, shortly after linking firearms to high-profile assassinations.

The letter to Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka describes a "flagrant abuse of power", supported by recordings, WhatsApp messages and financial documents.

It alleges the minister worked with a businessman, Brown Mogotsi, and murder-accused, Vusimuzi Matlala, to sabotage investigations and protect politically connected figures.

More than 120 case dockets, many linked to political assassinations, have allegedly been shelved since the task team’s disbandment.

The ATM argued that Mchunu breached the Constitution, misled Parliament and compromised the rule of law for private and political gain.

ATM spokesperson Zama Ntshona said: "We call on the public protector to put everything aside and focus on this particular matter because this is a matter of national security."

The public protector has been urged to summon Mkhwanazi and review the evidence, which he said supported his claims.

*This article was published by EYEWITNESS News