Mashaba and Tembe open Criminal Case Against Leak of PP Draft Report
8 June 2020
Today I have opened a criminal case at the Sandton Police Station over the illegal leaking of the Public Protector’s Draft Report.
I was joined by the former Chief of Police in the City of Johannesburg, Mr David Tembe, who has been equally impugned by this leak.
The leak was sent to no fewer than 6 Sunday newspapers. A leak of this nature is deliberate, coordinated and political in nature.
Section 11 of the Public Protector Act makes it a criminal offence, punishable by a fine of R40,000 or 12 months imprisonment.