Whitney Mabiya.
While acknowledging the need for accountability, Ramaphosa stated that it is not within his authority as the first citizen to meddle in corruption investigations.
President Cyril Ramaphosa commented that the accusations aimed at him regarding his alleged lack of action against widespread corruption.
This is in response to the repeated requests from members of Parliament for him to implement the suggestions made in the state capture report, which was published more than a year ago.
More than 200 recommendations regarding criminal investigations, and potential prosecutions of individuals involved in State revenue theft are detailed in the study.
With over 40 accused facing accusations and over R13 billion frozen since the release, the number of cases that are presently pending in the nation’s courts is quite diminutive.
Speaking at the discourse on anti-corruption Ramaphosa said, “To deal with corruption, you’ve got to investigate corruption. We have institutions that investigate. The president cannot investigate corruption. Once the president investigates corruption, and once the president arrests those who are corrupt, and once the president prosecutes those who are corrupt and the president acts as a judge – then it’s time to run for the hills because it’s all lost.”
According to Ramaphosa, his responsibility is to guarantee that law enforcement agencies have the resources necessary to combat the corruption epidemic.
“My duty as president is to ensure that we strengthen the institutions that investigate. We also capacitate those institutions that need to arrest and need to prosecute and need to judge”,stated President Cyril Ramaphosa.
