The minister complained that seven working days was not enough time to produce his affidavit with evidence.
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has been granted more time to file his evidence in the so-called rogue unit case with the public protector’s office after the incumbent Busisiwe Mkhwebane subpoenaed him for it earlier this month.
Mkhwebane granted him an extension, which was confirmed by her office on Tuesday afternoon. However, it is not yet clear how much extra time he has been granted.Gordhan’s spokesperson, Adrian Lackay, had earlier this month said there were three investigations conducted on the matter and none had found the establishment of the high-risk investigative unit illegal.
Lackay said they had planned a briefing session with Gordhan’s lawyers to think of an appropriate response to the subpoena. “This comes on the back of similarly baseless comments in the public domain that Mkhwebane’s investigations concerning allegations levelled against Gordhan are part of factional battles involving a political party,” he said.
He said the fact that the National Prosecuting Authority abandoned criminal charges against Gordhan on similar issues had no bearing on Mkhwebane’s probe.
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