The party has attempted to link the new commissioner to discredited 'rogue unit' allegations.
The party has attempted to link the new commissioner to discredited ‘rogue unit’ allegations.
The party had previously objected to the “secret” nature of the appointment process, questioning this in a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa and in questions directed at him and Finance Minister Tito Mboweni in parliament. The statement goes on to brand Kieswetter a “dodgy character” who they allege is related to Manuel and is a “close business associate and companion” of his.It then goes on to attempt to link Kieswetter to widely discredited allegations concerning an “illegal intelligence unit” established at Sars.
In 2015, the press ombudsman ruled that the Sunday Times must retract all stories on the “rogue unit saga” and to apologise to Pravin Gordhan as well as others implicated after Gordhan, former Sars deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay, and former Sars executive Johann van Loggerenberg lodged a complaint.
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