CO-OPERATIVE Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Pravin Gordhan, a former South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner, is among 30 people likely to be called to answer questions at the disciplinary hearing of suspended SARS deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay.Business Day understands that former SARS commissioner Oupa Magashula has also been sent a letter asking him to participate in the process.The disciplinary hearings against Mr Pillay and SARS head of strategic planning and risk Peter Richer will be chaired by former chief justice Sandile Ngcobo.Mr Gordhan was commissioner when a covert unit was set up.It has been found to be "unlawful" by an advisory board headed by Judge Frank Kroon, who had endorsed the findings of a panel headed by Muzi Sikhakhane, which was the basis for the suspension of Mr Pillay and Mr Richer.Mr Gordhan’s participation may finally shed light on the events that led to the creation of the unit. It is understood that he was not interviewed by the ...
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