Adv Baloyi ISC

An affidavit did not set out any grounds as required under section 27B but merely referred to receipt of procurement documents, which is not sufficient to trigger IDAC's mandate.

“... this affidavit does not set out any grounds. To say I received an envelope that has procurement matters, that is not a ground. It does not tell you anything about the contents of the envelope.”

The mandate of IDAC requires affiants to set out facts and grounds to sustain suspicion under section 27 before IDAC acts.

“It is clear in 27B that he does need to tell you facts. Subjectively, he thinks those facts meet the test, but you have to know those facts before you say, yes, our mandate is triggered.”