Lebeya denies knowledge of Sander’s temporary transfer

<span>Lebeya denies knowledge of Sander’s temporary transfer</span> <span><span>Nokuthula Khanyile</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-09-02T11:00:00+02:00" title="Wednesday, September 2, 2026 - 11:00">Wed, 09/02/2026 - 11:00</time> </span>

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<div class="text-long"><p><span>PRETORIA - </span>Former Hawks national head Godfrey Lebeya has denied ordering the temporary transfer of Warrant Officer Karl Sander following a serious complaint against the officer.</p><p>Lebeya was giving evidence before the Commission on Wednesday when he rejected claims that he had approved Sander’s temporary deployment to the supply chain management department.</p><p>The claim was previously made by former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks boss Leseja Senona, who told the Commission in June that Major-General Surajbali had instructed him to “temporarily place the member at another post pending investigation.”</p><p>Senona said the instruction had come from Lebeya.</p><blockquote><p><strong>READ | </strong><a href="https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/senona-denies-subjecting-sander-polygraph-test-coffee-machine-theft"><strong>Senona denies subjecting Sander to polygraph test for coffee machine theft</strong></a></p></blockquote><p>However, Lebeya strongly disputed this version of events.</p><p>“I did not, commissioners. I was not aware of the temporary placement,” Lebeya said.</p><p>He told the Commission that he only became aware that Sander had been temporarily placed elsewhere after receiving correspondence from the Commission during Senona’s testimony.</p><p>Senona has yet to provide the Commission with documentary evidence showing that Lebeya instructed him to move Sander to another post.</p><p>Sander previously told the Commission that he believed he had been wrongly implicated in the cocaine theft scandal because he was closing in on drug traffickers.</p><p>His testimony placed his actions in the broader context of the investigation into the alleged theft of cocaine from police custody.</p><p><strong>Read more: </strong><a href="https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/hawks-investigator-claims-intimidation-after-exposing-kzn-syndicates"><strong>Hawks investigator claims intimidation after exposing KZN syndicates</strong></a></p></div>

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