Presidency encourages any persons with genuine evidence of criminal wrongdoing to approach relevant authorities

The Presidency has noted the statement by the Democratic Alliance (DA) at the Union Buildings, during which the party purportedly wanted to hand over a ‘docket’ containing allegations of criminality against Deputy President Paul Mashatile.
 
Ordinarily, the very first port of call for anyone with evidence of criminal wrongdoing against anyone should be the police, to lay criminal charges. Anyone who uses laying criminal charges as a threat to be activated if they don’t get some or other demanded political concession is obviously acting with a political motive.

Any evidence of wrongdoing on the part of the Deputy President should be tested and verified by competent authorities.
 
 As part of existing and rigorous measures to ensure probity and ethical conduct among public representatives, the Deputy President and all other members of the National Executive signed the Executive Members Code of Ethics, which includes a sworn declaration of assets and income. 

As Members of Parliament, Cabinet members also make similar oaths and declarations on Parliament’s Register of Members’ Interests. These are public documents to which the DA and all other interested parties have unfettered access.

Guidelines and procedures have been adopted and implemented to subject members of the Executive branch and senior State officials to lifestyle audits, as an additional critical measure to prevent corruption and capture. 

The Government is committed to clean government, ethical leadership, and ending the scourge of corruption and state capture. 
 

Media enquiries: Vincent Magwenya, Spokesperson to President Ramaphosa - media@presidency.gov.za 

Issued by: The Presidency
Pretoria