National police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola has accused deputy Shadrack Sibiya of defying his orders regarding the disbandment of the KwaZulu-Natal political task team probing high-profile murders. Sibiya contests this in court, claiming he acted on Masemola's conveyed directive from police minister Senzo Mchunu. Masemola asserts Sibiya ignored his gradual dissolution plan and prematurely disbanded the team, leading to an investigation into his motives. The dispute is intertwined with allegations linking Sibiya to murder suspect Vusimuzi Matlala, which Masemola denies are false.