Serunye says case against Crime Intelligence CFO should never have reached court

By Johnathan Paoli

Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (DDPP) at the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), Peter Serunye, told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday that the case against suspended Crime Intelligence Chief Financial Officer Major-General Philani Lushaba should never have been brought before a court.

Serunye disputed earlier testimony by former IDAC head Andrea Johnson, who told the commission she had no involvement in the investigation.

He said Johnson had exaggerated his role and attempted to shift responsibility onto him.

He testified that he only became involved in the Lushaba matter, as well as the controversial case involving Brigadier Dineo Mokwele, months after the arrests had already been made.

“She is throwing me under the bus in that she got me into the case to oppose the Section 63A bail amendment, but when she comes before the commission she says something else, as if I was doing things