Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has appealed to her detractors to “stop childish games” and let her do her work.
Speaking in Pretoria on Tuesday‚ the outgoing public protector said the unfounded attacks on her happened a lot when there was an investigation people did not like.
She said the “schizophrenia” taking place was designed to distract her and her team from doing their work.
“For goodness sake... people‚ calm down. Let us not be in childish games‚” she pleaded.
Madonsela said she and her team could not be distracted as they were employed to do their jobs.
She was responding to the recent barrage of attacks on her by ANC Youth League (ANCYL) president Collens Maine‚including claims that she was a CIA agent spy and the stooge of white monopoly capital.
The spy claims were made a year ago by deputy minister of defence and MK veterans chairman Kebby Maphatsoe without any proof.
The ANCYL believes Madonsela’s “narrow” investigation into state capture was proof of her bias and that the state was under attack from “imperial forces“.
Madonsela said the complaint about the alleged influence of the controversial Gupta family in the appointment of ministers was launched by a member of parliament‚ DA leader Mmusi Maimane‚ under the Executive Members’ Ethics Act. In such cases the Public Protector Act gave her no choice but to investigate.
She said the complaint was first lodged by a collective of catholic priests‚ the Dominican Order‚ in the form of a probe into the alleged undue influence of the family on government appointments‚ the awarding of tenders to their companies and that their companies had been favoured in the awarding of licences.
“I had discretion to investigate or not... when I was deciding‚ another complainant filed another complaint under the Executive Members Ethics Act. If it is filed under this act‚ I have no choice but to investigate‚” she said.
Madonsela emphasised that she did not initiate the investigation and does not sit in a little corner somewhere and decided who to investigate. — Tiso Black Star Group Digital
Stop childish games and let me do my job‚ pleads Madonsela
Speaking in Pretoria on Tuesday‚ the outgoing public protector said the unfounded attacks on her happened a lot when there was an investigation people did not like.
She said the “schizophrenia” taking place was designed to distract her and her team from doing their work.
“For goodness sake... people‚ calm down. Let us not be in childish games‚” she pleaded.
Madonsela said she and her team could not be distracted as they were employed to do their jobs.
She was responding to the recent barrage of attacks on her by ANC Youth League (ANCYL) president Collens Maine‚including claims that she was a CIA agent spy and the stooge of white monopoly capital.
The spy claims were made a year ago by deputy minister of defence and MK veterans chairman Kebby Maphatsoe without any proof.
The ANCYL believes Madonsela’s “narrow” investigation into state capture was proof of her bias and that the state was under attack from “imperial forces“.
Madonsela said the complaint about the alleged influence of the controversial Gupta family in the appointment of ministers was launched by a member of parliament‚ DA leader Mmusi Maimane‚ under the Executive Members’ Ethics Act. In such cases the Public Protector Act gave her no choice but to investigate.
She said the complaint was first lodged by a collective of catholic priests‚ the Dominican Order‚ in the form of a probe into the alleged undue influence of the family on government appointments‚ the awarding of tenders to their companies and that their companies had been favoured in the awarding of licences.
“I had discretion to investigate or not... when I was deciding‚ another complainant filed another complaint under the Executive Members Ethics Act. If it is filed under this act‚ I have no choice but to investigate‚” she said.
Madonsela emphasised that she did not initiate the investigation and does not sit in a little corner somewhere and decided who to investigate. — Tiso Black Star Group Digital
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