Bheki Cele to meet Hawks head for briefing on Jacques Pauw raid
Patrick Craven had a laptop and cellphone stolen from his home on the same day
Police Minister Bheki Cele says he is yet to be briefed by the Hawks on the raid at author Jacques Pauw’s Western Cape home on Wednesday. “I have not been briefed on the matter. It will be ill-informed of me to comment on it‚” Cele told Radio 702 on Thursday. He said he would meet the Hawks boss on Thursday to get a proper briefing on the raid at Pauw’s home in Riebeek-Kasteel. Pauw’s house was raided because authorities believe he is in possession of secret intelligence documents. A search and seizure warrant, signed by Malmesbury magistrate J Jantjies earlier on Wednesday‚ shows the raid on Pauw’s home was conducted on the basis that police believe he has violated the apartheid-era Protection of Information Act and the Intelligence Service Act. South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) spokesperson Patrick Craven said a laptop and cellphone were taken from his home on Wednesday. “They seemed plausible,” he said on Radio 702 on Thursday, referring to people purporting to be ...
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