DIRECTORATE for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) head Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya revealed on Tuesday that the Hawks were investigating at least 22 477 cases, worth a combined R1.5-trillion.
Providing an update on the DPCI’s, or the Hawks’, achievements since he took over in 2018, Lebeya said corruption was South Africa’s biggest threat.
He said 1 998 cases were currently being considered by the National Prosecuting Authority.
Since 2018, the DPCI has arrested 12 157 suspects, while 4 447 convictions were secured nationally.
“The convictions relate to individuals as the charges or counts, themselves, are much higher. To cite as an example, in 2019 the convictions relating to Serious Commercial Crime Investigation alone was 37 597 counts,” he said.
The Hawks’ anti-corruption task team and operation committee have been revitalised to fast-track criminal investigation, prosecution and asset recovery.
Lebeya highlighted national priority offences since he took the helm at the Hawks as cash in-transit robberies, theft of fuel from Transnet pipelines,
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