SIU STATEMENT ON DELAYS IN PROSECUTING GAUTENG DOH CORRUPTION
Date: 09 April 2019
TIME-LINES: INVESTIGATION
The articles suggests that the investigation by the SIU is still in progress nine years later. This is incorrect, the investigation was completed in 2016 with the Report submitted to the President in March 2017 as required by our Act. During the investigation, all matters were already referred to the NPA and AFU and the SIU formed part of the Anti Corruption Task Team (ACTT) investigating the matter. Hence there is reference to the NPA in the said article.
OUTCOMES:
Referrals were made to the NPA for corruption, fraud and theft. Referrals were also made to the AFU, which led to two forfeiture orders obtained. One of the Forfeiture orders led to the state saving more than R800 million. Various referrals for disciplinary action to be taken were also made, of which three were concluded during 2012 and three senior officials were dismissed from the Public Service. The Presidential Report details all the outcomes of the SIU investigation. Section 27 applied in terms of PAJA, to the President for the SIU Report. The President made the Report available. Mr Bloom can thus be directed to refer to the outcomes as noted in the Report.