How I have cooperated with the Hawks, by Pravin Gordhan.
Lawyers for Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Thursday morning issued a statement on his behalf to correct “the perception that he has not co-operated with the Hawks”.
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In a statement‚ Gildenhuys Malatji Attorneys said Gordhan “responded fully to all the Hawks’ enquiries‚ offered to provide any further assistance they might require and scrupulously acted in accordance with the law”.
It went on to provide “the timeline and facts”‚ which follows below in full and unedited:
On February 19 the Hawks asked Minister Gordhan to answer some 27 questions. The Minister fully and comprehensively answered them on 30 March 2016 despite the fact that he was not obliged to do so.
He said in paragraph 3 of his answer that‚ “I wish to co-operate fully with any investigation of the Hawks into the activities of SARS.
I have decided to answer your questions to the best of my ability in a spirit of full co-operation.” In May 2016 the media reported that the Hawks were investigating charges against the Minister.
On his instructions‚ we enquired from the Hawks whether it was true.General Ntlemeza‚ the head of the Hawks‚ explicitly denied the rumour in a letter dated 20 May 2016.
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