Khampepe probe — Selebi ordered TRC files sealed, says ‘master file’ keeper Louis Bester

Daily Maverick | 29.10.2026 23:33
Retired South African police colonel Louis Bester, keeper under lock and key of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) master file transferred to the South African Police Service (SAPS) by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in 2004, has told the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry into delayed prosecutions that he sealed 10 boxes on instruction of the national commissioner at the time, Jackie Selebi.