The Madlanga Commission in Pretoria has heard allegations that senior Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) investigator Sunil Belochan extorted money from Pakistani shopkeepers in the Eastern Cape from the early 2000s.
The allegations emerged during the testimony of Witness N who has since concluded her testimony.
Witness N, a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team, told the Commission that Belochan allegedly demanded regular protection payments from Pakistani business owners who lacked the necessary documentation or business permits.
She further testified that one of the shopkeepers, Asif Mohammed, questioned how a person with an outstanding warrant of arrest could be appointed to IDAC.
“In particular, he asked me, as a law enforcement officer, how can a person who is a wanted suspect with a J50 warrant of arrest, work for an organisation such as IDAC? I asked him what was he talking about, and he then showed me an article displaying that a warrant for arrest was issued for Mr Belochan.”
X | @SABCNews | MADLANGA COMMISSION | Witness N says in December 2025 she was contacted by Neil, the Director of Community Safety in the Eastern Cape, who told her that Pakistani shop owners had complained of alleged extortion by a law enforcement official. pic.twitter.com/wAoKeuWMup
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