Hawks bare their claws as Busisiwe Mkhwebane's woes continue to mount
29 January 2020
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), known as the Hawks, slammed Public Protector BusisiweMkhwebane in a damning statement on Wednesday following remarks made by her on Tuesday.
Mkhwebane refused to give a warning statement to the Hawks, which are investigating a complaint of perjury against her.
Accountability Now laid criminal charges of perjury and defeating the ends of justice against Mkhwebane in August. It also lodged a maladministration complaint against her with the very office she heads. In August last year, the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) also filed a charge of perjury against Mkhwebane.
Speaking on Tuesday, the public protector said state institutions, including the Hawks, were being abused to "settle scores".