Hawks deny claims of charges against three ministers‚ Guptas

21 June 2016 - 16:10 By Ernest Mabuza

Hawks head Lt-Gen Mthandazo Ntlemeza has denied that he is investigating three ministers and the Gupta family.In a statement on Tuesday‚ the Hawks said Ntlemeza distanced the police unit from these baseless reports which were aimed at casting denunciations on the three ministers.“For the record‚ the (Hawks) did receive an affidavit from Ms Vytjie Mentor which was handed over to the Hawks by the Western Cape Provincial Commissioner’s office for further processing.“The content thereof‚ which cannot be revealed since it is now subject to an enquiry‚ is being probed by the (Hawks) Anti-Corruption Unit. In the said statement though‚ there is no mention of the three Ministers.”..

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