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Fin24 reports that police have arrested a 27-year-old man in Mpumalanga who was traced to a bomb threat made against Eskom chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer.
In a statement issued on Saturday, Eskom said that on hearing of the threat, its internal security investigations team had preferred charges with the police for investigation. It was also established that the suspect had used an unregistered SIM card to send the message. On Friday morning, the Hawks and contracted investigators from Bidvest Protea Coin traced and arrested a 27-year-old male suspect. There was overwhelming evidence linking him to the crime. The suspect was arrested by the SA Police Service (SAPS) in the Vosman area at eMalahleni, Mpumalanga. He remains in custody ahead of his court appearance this week. Eskom said it would provide the necessary support to the SAPS to help ensure the suspect was successfully prosecuted and that a stiff sanction was meted out to deter other would-be offenders. The general manager of security at Eskom, Karen Pillay, said that other Eskom executives had also been targeted in recent months. Eskom CEO André de Ruyter, who has received numerous threats, is accompanied by two personal protectors at all times.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard compiled by Carol Paton at Fin24
- Lees ook, Man vas wat Eskom se Oberholzer glo met bom dreig, by Maroela Media
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