Riyaz Patel
The presidency has come out strong against the confidential banking information of contributors and recipients involved in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s CR17 campaign for the ANC presidency which has been leaked to the media.
In a statement, President Ramaphosa’s office said it’s gravely concerned over “what amounts to a violation of the constitutionally enshrined right to privacy.”
“This is all the more troubling as it seems clear that this information had been from the first instance obtained in an illegal manner.”
Statement from THE presidency
The information, the statement said, which was supposed to be held only by the Public Protector, includes bank statements of third parties which record private transactions and which are strictly confidential.
President Ramaphosa’s legal representatives have meanwhile petitioned the Gauteng High Court to seal certain financial information contained in Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s investigation into allegations against Ramaphosa.
This request is pending a
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