36/1/4/1/200900173
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO 1439
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 25 SEPTEMBER 2009
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 18 - 2009)
Date reply submitted : 17 November 2009
Mrs D A Schäfer (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:
1) Whether the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (Hawks) will
have a specialized anti-corruption unit; if not, why not; if so, what are
the relevant details;
2) whether there is an anti-corruption unit currently in place under the
United Nations Convention against Corruption; if not, what is the
position in this regard; if so, (a) what are the relevant details of this
unit and (b) what resources are allocated to it?
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REPLY:
(1) No. The mandate of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations
includes the investigation of corruption cases. It is therefore not
necessary to have another unit with the same mandate.
(2) South Africa does not have a separate anti-corruption unit; the
position is that the mandate of the Directorate for Priority Crime
Investigations includes activities concerning corruption.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
Reply to question 1439 approved by Minister.