Pretoria - Government says it notes the Public Protector’s outline on how her office will deal with the interim report and comments submitted by the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) cluster on the security upgrades at Nkandla.
The Public Protector Thuli Madonsela briefed media in Pretoria this morning on her way forward following the completion of her interim report into the security upgrades at President Jacob Zuma’s private residence in Nkandla.
The security cluster ministers last week submitted a response to her provisional report.
Madonsela said on Tuesday she and her team would review the 28-page government submission with a view to assessing the reasonability of the security concerns and where considered reasonable, alter the report.
She would invite the ministers in the security cluster to nominate security experts from within government to discuss the contended issues. If there were still unresolved issues, she would discuss this with selected independent security experts.
Thereafter she would share the report with respondents, complainants and implicated parties for comments within 10 working days. She said the President will be invited to her office to look at sections of the report.
In a statement issued by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), Government said: “The JCPS Cluster Ministers reaffirms government’s respect and recognition of the role and Office of the Public Protector and commit to taking the process further in a constructive manner and in the interest of the public and national security.” – SAnews.gov.za
