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A letter has been prepared to advise the President to submit questions that
will be put to witnesses on his behalf.
The Public Protectors approach to the investigation has been informed by,
amongst others, section 7(9)(a) of the Public Protector Act, which provides
that: The Public Protector shall afford such (implicated) person an
opportunity to respond in any manner that may be expedient under the
circumstances.
Expedient in the circumstances takes into account that the Executive
Members Ethics Act requires an investigation regarding possible violations
of the Executive Ethics Code to be concluded within 30 days.
It is of concern to the Public Protector that the President has on two
occasions undertaken to answer questions and when the time arose, he
changed his mind.
The Public Protector genuinely believes it is in the interests of the President
to account for what he knows regarding the allegations which the Public
Protector already forwarded to him in March 2016. She also believes it is in
the interest of public trust that the matter be concluded expeditiously. She
accordingly appeals to the President to assist with any information he has
that can assist the investigation, primarily, by answering the questions put
to him.
For more information, contact:
Ms. Kgalalelo Masibi
Spokesperson
Public Protector South Africa
Cell: 079 507 0399
Tel: 012 366 7006
Email: kgalalelom@pprotect.org
www.publicprotector.org