E-MAIL LEAKS
Intelligence watchdog not probing Gupta ‘spying’
The Institute of Security Studies says the leaked Gupta e-mails indicate they have access to information which suggests the law has been broken
The Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence is not investigating any matter related to the Guptas, despite suggestions that the family used state intelligence units to spy on heads of banks and other political figures. Inspector-general Isaac Dintwe had not yet received any complaint related to the leaked Gupta e-mails at the beginning of this week, after it was reported that the Gupta family had, as well as Absa CEO Maria Ramos and her husband and former finance minister Trevor Manuel, kept Investec CEO Stephen Koseff, and Rand Merchant Bank founders GT Ferreira‚ Paul Harris and Laurie Dippenaar under surveillance. Leaked e-mails show the family was in possession of the ID numbers and travel itineraries of these individuals. The EFF said that its leader Julius Malema was also being monitored. The Guptas’ source of the information remains unclear. Legal advisor in the inspector-general’s office, Advocate Jay Govender, said that while Dintwe may self-task in the investigation...
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