In court papers filed last month in the Bisho High Court, Mabuyane wanted the court to declare that the Hawks' decision to continue with an investigation of him to be declared invalid, unconstitutional and unlawful.
The party has directed its chairperson premier Oscar Mabuyane and provincial treasurer Babalo Madikizela to subject themselves before the integrity commission. File photo.Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has hauled the Hawks before the high court in the province in an effort to stop the police's elite investigating unit from probing him.
The premier also wanted the Hawks' apparent refusal to give him information “in its investigation file” to be reviewed and set aside. “I have been informed by a confidential source, who I have no reason to disbelief that certain political elements within the ANC who are opposed to my leadership are behind the investigation, and have tried to influence the DPCI,” stated Mabuyane.
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