SARS ‘not opposed’ to releasing reports on Makwakwa’s account
However, it has ‘been advised there could be a legal challenge if it releases any of the two reports’ due to FIC Act constraints
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) says it is "not opposed" to releasing the reports of the investigation into suspicious and unusual transactions into the account of its second-in-charge, Jonas Makwakwa, but has received legal advice that it should not do so. The Makwakwa saga has dragged on for more than a year after it emerged that the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) had flagged R1.2m in suspicious and unusual transactions into Makwakwa’s account and that of his girlfriend, Kelly-Ann Elskie. SARS appointed law firm Hogan Lovells to investigate the matter and, earlier this month, announced that Makwakwa — who had been on suspension for more than a year — had been cleared of all charges and would return to work.
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