NB Publishers note with grave concern reports in the media that the State Security Agency (SSA) has laid charges against The President’s Keepers author, Jacques Pauw.
Police have not been able to confirm the nature of the charges to our attorney, Willem de Klerk, because their systems are down. They say there are two separate complainants.
Instead of investigating what Pauw’s explosive new book reveals about the agency – including that millions of Rands of taxpayers’ money was blown on a bogus parallel intelligence network – the SSA has chosen to “shoot the messenger”.
Nevertheless, Pauw will cooperate with the authorities and should they wish to engage with him they can do so through our attorney Willem de Klerk at 082 XXX XXXX.
Pauw, who exposed the apartheid-era Vlakplaas death squads, is one of South Africa’s most respected investigative journalists, and NB Publishers stands by our courageous author and our book.
The laying of charges follows a threat earlier this week by the SSA to pursue legal action against Pauw and NB Publishers if we do not retract certain parts of the book and withdraw it from circulation. We have refused to bow to the pressure – and will continue to do so.