Setting aside of the 2014 Inspector-General of Intelligence Report
9 June 2020
Our client, Mr Johann van Loggerenberg has requested us to issue the following statement to the media for immediate release.
On 15 November 2019 our client became privy to a redacted and declassified report by the Chapter 11 Constitutional oversight body of the State’s intelligence services, the Inspector-General of Intelligence ("IGI"), when it was made available to the Public Protector of South Africa ("PP") in a redacted and declassified format by the Ministry of State Security.
On the same day, our client issued a public statement (/politics/i-shall-demonstrate-reports-lies-and-coverups--joh) announcing that he would apply to court to have this report entitled: "Report on investigation into Media Allegations against the Special Operations Unit and/or Other Branches of the State Security Agency" dated 31 October 2014 reviewed and set aside.
Our client stated at the time, that the report was "nothing but a concoction of lies, disinformation, fraudulent claims and a complete cover-up of evidence and facts that implicate persons associated with the State Security Agency, its Special Operations Unit and other branches, as well as other state intelligence operatives and private entities and persons associated with the "Services". It also purports to express ‘findings’ and ‘recommendations’ of and to the South African Revenue Service which are mala fide and ultra vires."