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Investigative officials investigating the case against Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams have already spoken to the National Fiscal Authority, Police Minister Bheki Cele said on Friday.
Cele said the investigating officer had already met with the minister and was “taking the matter forward.”
This came after the EFF opened a case against Ndabeni-Abrahams, who admitted in a recorded message that he had violated the blocking rules.
President Cyril Ramaphosa called her to a meeting on Tuesday, where she expressed disapproval and told her that she had undermined the closing regulations that required all residents to stay home to curb the spread of Covid-19, News24 reported. reprimanding, Ramaphosa said the law should run its course.
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Speaking to journalists after a ministerial visit to Engcobo in the Eastern Cape, Cele said Ramaphosa had instructed law enforcement to work on the matter.
“I know that they [investigators] I have spoken to the prosecutor and the matter is being pursued. Surely as the matter is summed up, everyone will know what has happened. “
Preferential treatment claims
Cele denied claims of preferential treatment by police to public officials who contravened the closure regulations.
He said the police had arrested the mayor of Nkandla, Thami Ntuli, for contravening the regulations.
“He did what he wasn’t supposed to do. I don’t know what public officials he’s talking about. So far, the law has run its course.”
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