SAPS funding refusal stalled post-TRC Simelane prosecution, ex-minister tells Khampepe Commission

Former police minister Nathi Nhleko testified that SAPS refusal to pay legal costs for retired officers stalled the post-TRC prosecution in the Nokuthula Simelane case. The claim is emerging from commission testimony, with details of the funding decision and its direct causal impact still to be corroborated. This matters as it may explain delays in a high-profile apartheid-era prosecution and could influence commission findings on accountability.