By Johnathan Paoli
Public Interest SA has lodged a criminal complaint with the Hawks against Acting National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, alleging possible contraventions of the Public Finance Management Act relating to the controversial SAPS Medicare24 Tshwane contract.
The complaint, submitted on Thursday, asks the Hawks to investigate whether Dimpane, who served as the police’s chief financial officer at the time, failed to fulfil statutory duties relating to financial oversight despite concerns about the procurement process and an ongoing internal audit.
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Announcing the complaint, Public Interest SA chairperson Tebogo Khaas stressed that the organisation was not declaring Dimpane guilty of any offence.
“At the outset, let me emphasise that today’s action is not a finding of guilt. Public Interest SA has neither the mandate nor the authority to determine criminal liability. That responsibility rests exclusively with
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