{"id":30971,"date":"2026-06-29T15:04:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=30971"},"modified":"2026-06-29T15:04:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:04:52","slug":"senior-south-african-police-officer-survives-assassination-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2026\/06\/29\/senior-south-african-police-officer-survives-assassination-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior South African police officer survives assassination attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">One of South Africa&#8217;s most senior police officers has survived an attempted assassination in Johannesburg, police say.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Suspended deputy crime intelligence boss Maj-Gen Feroz Khan was shot on Sunday evening as he was driving home and has since been rushed to hospital for emergency surgery, local media say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The shooting comes just days before Khan was due to testify at a public inquiry set up to investigate criminality in South Africa&#8217;s police force.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Khan, alongside two other people, was arrested in May for alleged illegal gold dealing. He has not commented.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">South African police spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe said in a statement released on Monday that police were investigating Khan&#8217;s shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It is premature and irresponsible to speculate on any possible motive or to conclude that the incident is linked to his anticipated appearance before the [inquiry],&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The inquiry, known as the Madlanga commission, was set up after senior police officer Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi alleged last July that organised crime groups had infiltrated the government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Khan was called to testify at the inquiry after his name came up several times, including in relation to a botched drug bust that took place in Johannesburg in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Local online publication Daily Maverick says Khan was expected to be questioned on his alleged ties to firebrand politician Julius Malema and political fixer Brown Mogotsi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Khan has not commented.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"links\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1gccci3-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<ul class=\"ssrcss-94r6ik-Stack e1y4nx260\" role=\"list\">\n<li class=\"ssrcss-qzx51b-LinkItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1gccci3-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-7zrqh4-LinkHeadline e3eyuya4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cn784g76v63o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">South Africa&#8217;s police boss charged in connection with controversial health contract<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ssrcss-qzx51b-LinkItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1gccci3-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-7zrqh4-LinkHeadline e3eyuya4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c78nj7np6d8o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">South Africa&#8217;s police intelligence chief arrested over fraud allegations<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Earlier this month, Khan asked the Johannesburg high court to block the inquiry from accessing electronic devices seized from him when he was arrested. He also wanted his testimony heard behind closed doors but later abandoned both bids.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">This is the second time a witness linked to the Madlanga commission has come under attack. In December, a witness was killed in front of his family just three weeks after he gave testimony at the inquiry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Khan, another senior police officer and a businessman were arrested last month for alleged illegal dealing in, and unlawful possession of, precious metals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">This stems from a 2021 incident when the businessman was found with unwrought gold weighing 75.9g (2.7 oz) at Johannesburg&#8217;s OR Tambo international airport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">When questioned, the businessman claimed he was acting as an undercover agent for senior police officers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Investigators later found that &#8220;no authorised undercover operation involving precious metals existed at the time&#8221; but that Khan, and another officer had &#8220;instructed officers&#8221; to release the businessman, prosecutors said in May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He has not yet commented on the allegations but had been freed on bail.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c9v2x700l8vo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">One of South Africa&#8217;s most senior police officers has survived an attempted assassination in Johannesburg, police say. 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