Upon enquiring about this, he said, it was confirmed to him by one “DDG” that he could not name, after which he summoned Njenje, who brought along with him Maqetuka and Shaik.
“The problem I had was investigating without the permission of a judge. At no stage did I say they must stop the investigation,” said Cwele.
“It is untrue that I called the meeting because of the relationship between the Gupta family and former president Zuma. What had to stop is what was alleged to be an interception without the direction of a judge. The investigation was not stopped by me. I do not know who stopped it.”
Cwele said among concerns that led to him taking a keen interest in what Njenje and his team were doing was that Njenje was in business competition with the Guptas, thus conflicted to lead an investigation against them.
“I did say that the abuse of state resources was not acceptable and I still maintain that. I said Mr Njenje pursuing his business interests must stop; I did not say the investigation [into the Guptas] must stop.”
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