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Funds from the Secret Service fund were used to purchase resources for the PKTT, which is an accusation not supported by the summons document and cannot form the basis for the inquiry.
“it says nothing about commanders and members of PKTT. It in fact says funds were used from the Secret Service fund to purchase resources for the PKTT. That is an accusation or allegation that is not and can never be the basis for the inquiry”
Mr Adams suspects that some funds were taken unlawfully from the Secret Service fund and given to Police Minister Bheki Cele.
“Mr Adams states that he suspects that some funds became taken unlawfully from the secret fund and given to Police Minister, Bheki Cele.”
Information was that Ms Mokwele would be part of a process where monies would be taken from secret funds to purchase properties and her placement would assist that process.
“the information that we had at the time was that in the process , she would have been part of a process where monies would have been taken from the secret funds in order to purchase properties and that her placement there would have assisted that process . That was the contention or the allegation .”
IDAC's section 28 summons covers broader investigations including the use or abuse of the Secret Service Fund beyond the scope of Colonel Padayachee's specific investigation.
“this was a broader summons to cover other ongoing investigations within IDAC ... investigation into the use or abuse of the Secret Service Fund ... it is not confined to a specific investigation”
Colonel Padayachee wanted the bail condition restricting the accused from going to the office because investigations were ongoing on the Secret Service Fund documents and related cases including the recruitment and appointment of Brigadier Mokwele.
“we were busy with investigations on the Secret Service Fund documents ... this case was about the recruitment and appointment of Brigadier Mokwele”
Documents received during a preliminary investigation showed possibilities of money being utilized unlawfully from the secret service fund, providing a basis to investigate the secret service fund.
“On the basis of documents that were received, there was investigations done where the secret service fund came into the frame of it, which gave us a basis to say we need to look at this while we are busy with this investigation.”
Documents did not specifically show or point to General Khumalo or Madondo's involvement in siphoning funds but indicated there were possibilities of money being siphoned unlawfully from the secret service fund.
“The documents did not show and point to Khumalo, Madondo or what. The documents showed that there were possibilities of money being utilized unlawfully from the secret service fund, money being siphoned.”