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News24 reports that the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) indicated in a statement Friday that it was concerned about the safety of whistle-blowers and witnesses and had put measures in place to ensure their safety.
It was also considering further protection for its investigators. Its statement was prompted by public concern about witness protection after the murder of Gauteng department of health chief director of financial accounting, Babita Deokaran, who had given evidence about the corruption involving personal protective equipment (PPE) in the province. Seven suspects have been arrested in relation to the murder. Deokaran was one of the more than 320 witnesses in the ongoing investigation into PPE tender corruption and procurement irregularities in both the public and private sector. Yet, the statement added: “The SIU cannot, at this stage, link or associate the murder of Ms Doekaran with the ongoing PPE investigations. The SIU will allow the SAPS to get to the bottom of this.” The statement went on to indicate: “The murder of Ms Deokaran will not affect or compromise the ongoing PPE investigation in the Gauteng department of health. The SIU is committed to finalising all PPE tender corruption investigations, hold those responsible for procurement irregularities and corruption to account, and to recover any financial losses suffered by the state.”
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