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Fin24 reports that former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter only submitted a report to law enforcement authorities on corruption at the utility the day before he appeared in Parliament in April, and long after he had resigned from the company.
This was indicated to MPs on Tuesday by Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) head Godfrey Lebeya. A public official is required by the Prevention and Combatting of Corrupt Activities Act (Precca) to report evidence of corruption that involves amounts greater than R100,000. And, following a controversial television interview De Ruyter gave in February in which he alleged that senior politicians were involved in corruption at Eskom, both the Hawks and the Special Investigating Unit reached out to him requesting an interview, but the former CEO did not respond. Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) was hearing evidence from the SA Police Service, the Hawks and the Special Investigating Unit on Tuesday on their response to De Ruyter's allegations and his decision to institute a private investigation at Eskom. On 26 April, De Ruyter refused to tell Scopa the identity of a "senior politician" who was implicated in corruption at the power utility, citing security risks and the possibility of legal action against him. But, De Ruyter did claim that he had reported the suspected criminal activity as a legal duty in terms of the Precca.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Carol Paton at Fin24
- Read too, Hawks head says De Ruyter is a ‘suspect’ for not reporting alleged Eskom graft, at Mail & Guardian (subscriber access only)
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