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The secretary general of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress will ask the state prosecutor to respond to speculation that he faces arrest, the party spokesman said.
IOL, a Johannesburg-based news website, previously reported that an arrest warrant was issued for Ace Magashule. Hangwani Mulaudzi, a spokesman for the police’s Hawks investigation unit, said the report was false.
Magashule asked his legal team “to write to the National Prosecutor’s Office to establish the authenticity of this rumor of an imminent arrest,” ANC spokesman Pule Mabe told state television on Tuesday. “Once the ANC has gathered and established all the facts, the organization will be able to speak fully.”
The South African authorities began an offensive last week against politicians and businessmen suspected of being involved in acts of corruption.
“The Hawks would like to categorically distance themselves from the IOL report regarding the so-called imminent arrest,” Mulaudzi said.
A call to Magashule’s cell phone went to voicemail and he did not respond to a text message when Bloomberg sought comment. NPA spokeswoman Bulelwa Makeke did not respond to a request for comment.
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