Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has issued another damning finding against public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan, this time for his role in the establishment of the Sars 'rogue unit' when he was the tax service's commissioner.
She slammed Sars for failing to provide her with documents on the procurement of equipment, saying"evidence at my disposal confirm the existence of such equipment as well as the acquisition thereof".
Mkhwebane further found the recruitment process of personnel who worked for the unit constituted maladministration."There is further evidence at my disposal of the unauthorised interception of private communications of prominent members of society as well as surveillance by the intelligence unit of Sars for unknown reasons and/or purposes," said Mkhwebane.
She gave National Assembly speaker Thandi Modise 14 days, after receiving her report, to refer Gordhan to parliament's ethics committee to be investigated for breaching the code of ethical conduct. Mkhwebane also asked the police commissioner to"investigate the criminal conduct of Mr Gordhan, Pillay and officials involved in the Sars intelligence unit, for violation of section 209 of the constitution and section 3 of the national strategic intelligence act including Mr [Oupa] Magashula's conduct of lying under oath".
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