Top cop Masemola unable to explain Hawks investigator's no-show at Scopa meeting

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Brigadier Jaap Burger was due to be questioned by the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) as part of its ongoing probe into former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter’s claims of corruption, sabotage, and maladministration at the power utility.

CAPE TOWN - The Hawks investigator who engaged with former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter was a no-show in Parliament on Wednesday.

Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola explained that Burger asked to give evidence in-camera, raising security concerns about appearing in public. ' EWN Reporter June 7, 2023 MPs are taking a dim view of Burger's absence. The ANC's Hadebe says at the very least he could have made a written submission. The DA's Lees calls for Burger to be summoned, saying his name is already in the public domain. LDBurger has been mentioned on several occasions over the past two months, as Scopa calls various witnesses to appear before it over De Ruyter’s corruption claims at Eskom."Everybody has taken us to him.

' EWN Reporter June 7, 2023 The ANC's Hadebe says the committee should not be aloof to the security fears of having one's face broadcast from this venue. The committee shouldn't insist on compromising the safety of a brigadier. LDMasemola could not offer an explanation for Burger’s absence on Wednesday.

 

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