Cabinet did not discuss possible arrest of Gordhan
26 May 2016
Cape Town - Cabinet did not discuss the possible arrest - or not - of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe said on Thursday.
Nor did they discuss allegations of smuggling a person into the country against Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Radebe told media in Parliament. He was questioned on whether Cabinet had been briefed regarding the investigation of the Hawks into Gordhan.
"We have never discussed the issue of the arrest, and not arrest, of anybody. But what was discussed was the public statements on all sides. Where Cabinet and the President indicated that these matters should not be ventilated in public, there are appropriate forums to deal with them," he said.
In February Gordhan was sent a list of 27 questions that he had to answer by Wednesday March 2, relating to the so-called "rogue" South African Revenue Service (Sars) unit that was formed while he was heading the organisation.