Hawks head should stop interfering - McBride
Pretoria – Hawks head Berning Ntlemeza has no business telling National Director of Public Prosecutions Shaun Abrahams who he should or should not prosecute, Ipid head Robert McBride said on Friday.
“What we know is that there has been interference and that is frightening,” McBride told News24.
“What we have seen recently is part of why I want my organisation to remain resolute and to conduct itself in the most professional way. We cut to the bone when we do investigations without fear or favour.”
He was referring to a war of words between Ntlemeza and Abrahams over the latter’s decision to withdraw a fraud case against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and two former Sars colleagues.
“It is not the first time they have interfered with investigations and have collaborated. It's an indication of the crisis the criminal justice system is in.”