Public Protector confirms that Des van Rooyen lied to Parliament
12 February 2018
The Public Protector has confirmed that Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Des van Rooyen, lied to parliament when he denied visiting the Gupta’s compound in Saxonwold in the run-up to his disastrous appointment as Finance Minister.
The Public Protector, responding to the DA’s complaint in October 2016, that Van Rooyen is investigated, found that:
- Minister Van Rooyen deliberately made a misleading statement to the National Assembly when he replied to the questions of ever having met with and visited the residence of the Gupta family since taking office, thereby violating paragraph 2.3 (a) of the Executive Ethics Code; and that
- Minister van Rooyen’s conduct was also in violation of section 96(1) and 96(2)(b) of the Constitution.