Another complaint against the Public Protector - this time at the very office she heads
6 August 2019
Anti-corruption pressure group Accountability Now has laid criminal charges of perjury and defeating the ends of justice against Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and, at the same time, it has lodged a maladministration complaint against her with the very office she heads.
On Monday, the group sent a letter of complaint to the Office of the Public Protector and laid a criminal complaint with the police, which included a supporting affidavit from Accountability Now director, Paul Hoffman, SC.
"The criminal complaint has been given Ocean View CAS no 09/08/2019 and will be investigated by the Hawks in Pretoria. As she cannot investigate herself, the maladministration complaint will have to be investigated by her deputy," reads a statement from Accountability Now.
Mkhwebane's deputy is Kevin Malunga.