The Hawks have sent out a strong message that they will not allow anyone to disrupt their investigations.
This comes after Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane expressed concern that Free State Hawks investigators had been roped in to handled his corruption allegations.
He is desperately trying to avert the elite crime-busting unit’s investigations after Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane released a report in which she found that Mabuyane had allegedly illegally taken R450 000 from a R 1.1 million allocation from the Mbizana Municipality in 2016 for the renovation of his home.
VIDEO: Mkhwebane announces findings:
The funds were for the memorial services of struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
Hawks Lieutenant-General, Godfrey Lebeya says they are investigating because they have received a complaint:
Charges
Mabuyane argues that he has no case to answer, as there are no specific charges against him.
He is also questioning the reasons for being subjected to questioning from Hawks officials from the Free State province.
The video below is an interview with Mabuyane on the decision to challenge Mkhwebane’s report:
