This is why the Hawks have been the ‘least effective’ of all the Steinhoff regulators
Parliament has stepped in to expedite the Hawks’ probe into possible criminal activity leading to the Steinhoff crisis
Parliament has intervened to expedite the Hawks’ investigation into possible criminal activity leading to the crisis at Steinhoff. This was after the "dismal" presentation by the head of the Hawks’ commercial crimes unit, Maj-Gen Alfred Khana, on Wednesday night. Khana said the Hawks had been unable to proceed with investigations because no case had been laid detailing the nature of the alleged crime, the alleged perpetrator and the alleged modus operandi. DA finance spokesperson David Maynier said after the presentation Khana made to four parliamentary committees: "I now know why Marcus Jooste is hanging out, looking very, very calm in Hermanus. It seems to me that the truth of the matter is that there is no investigation under way by the Hawks and, frankly, no capacity to investigate." Jooste is the former Steinhoff CEO, who has been implicated in accounting irregularities within the company. The committees met to get an update on the Steinhoff matter and the progress made by vari...
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