Cat Matlala claims Shadrack Sibiya threatened his family if he revealed the truth at AdHoc committee | Madlanga Commission - IOL

Former SAPS deputy commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, has allegedly threatened Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala to not reveal the truth during his appearance at the Ad Hoc Committee.

Alleged cartel leader Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala said he had been threatened and instructed to lie in the Ad Hoc Commission and not to expose everything he knew about former SAPS deputy commissioner Shadrack Sibiya.

Testifying at the Madlanga Commission on Monday, Matlala claimed a lawyer he identified as “Mr Forbay” repeatedly pressured him to withhold information about Sibiya, with a warning that his family was at stake should he snitch.

“Forbay informed me not to reveal the whole truth about Sibiya and my knowing him,” Matlala said.

He alleged that Forbay warned him that Sibiya had threatened to kill his family if he disclosed everything he knew about their relationship.

Matlala further claimed that Forbay contacted Sibiya during breaks in the committee proceedings and then handed him the phone.

The allegations did not stop there. Matlala told the commission that his wife, Tsakane Matlala, had also received repeated calls from Sibiya, allegedly from a private number, warning her not to reveal information about him.

He said the threats included warnings against his life and the safety of his family.

Matlala also described how he allegedly kept his relationship with Sibiya hidden, revealing that he had saved the former police chief's number under the name “Sotoba”.

He told the commission that he routinely deleted their telephone communications after speaking to Sibiya, claiming he had been instructed to keep their contact secret.

“He said to me that I need to protect him at all costs, and he did not want anybody to know that I was in communication with him,” Matlala testified.