The Hawks are closing in on those involved in the looting of the now defunct VBS Mutual Bank, with eight arrests confirmed on Wednesday.
Pressed on whether he had been in communication with Floyd Shivambu over their investigation into VBS, Lebeya remained diplomatic.
“I would not like to be dealing with communication with individuals because as a police officer on a daily basis, I receive calls from different people who are inquiring about aspects, be it an investigation we are conducting or otherwise,” he said. “So I can say from time to time individuals communicate with us, but the content of such conversations we will not divulge unless the individuals themselves want to go public.
Lebeya refused to name specific political targets in the Hawks' sights as part of the investigation - at least for now. “Our practice has been that we do not name people that we are investigating. We are not about confirming that we are investigating so and so,” he said. “All that we can say is that no stone shall be left unturned. Every piece of information that comes to our attention will be followed.
“Whether some among the individuals we are investigating belong to the EFF, or the mayor [Radzilani], we are not investigating specific individuals but we are guided by the crime that has been committed and evidence at hand.”
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