NATIONAL NEWS - Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter only officially filed a complaint in relation to Eskom corruption with the police a day before he appeared in Parliament.
This is according to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DCPI), also known as Hawks.
The Hawks, alongside officials from the South African Police Service (Saps) and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) brief the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) on Tuesday.
De Ruyter made headlines earlier this year following his interview with eNCA, where he made bold allegations of senior politicians being directly involved with and entrenched in corruption at Eskom.
The former Eskom CEO went on to accuse the ANC, in particular, of using the power utility as a “feeding trough”.
Meeting did not materialise
Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya confirmed to Scopa on Monday that there were three investigations linked to De Ruyter, which included his poisoning incident and Mmusi Maimane’s case against the former Eskom boss over his alleged failure to report suspected corruption.
Third investigation related to a report submitted by De Ruyter’s lawyers regarding Eskom corruption on 25 April, which was a day before he appeared before Scopa.
“It is important to note that this is the first Section 34 report that was reported to the central reporting office on Mr De Ruyter in relation to Eskom corruption allegations,” he told the committee.
Article: Caxton publication, The Citizen
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