Hawks Open Treason Dockets Over Misinformation On Sa Land Reform

The Hawks have confirmed that four dockets of high treason have been opened following accusations of the spread of misleading information in the United States on South Africas Expropriation Act.

The uMkhonto weSizwe MK Party and other parties or individuals are said to have registered the complaints following allegations that US President Donald Trump was misled about the land issue. This led to Trump attacking South Africa, accusing it of human rights abuses against Afrikaners.

While Hawks Head General Godfrey Lebeya did not want to be drawn into whom the cases of High Treason were opened against, he says the priority crimes unit will not hesitate to arrest anyone should the prosecutorial authority find High Treason was committed.

"Indeed, we are apolitical when it comes to the complaint. We dont discriminate whether they belong to a political party or not. There are four dockets opened by different people, maybe different political parties, that concern some individuals who may have crossed the border and communicated some things that may seem to be in the direction of high treason. I dont want to mention the names of organisations, but as you say, there are some organisations that are suspected of actually advocating for high treason. We are still at the initial stage of the investigation of those crimes, but we need to be careful how we collect that evidence.

Speaking during South Africas national strategy to prevent and combat transnational organized crime, Lebeya adds, If sufficient evidence exists, arrests could follow. When the time comes at the conclusion of the investigation, the NPA will determine whether what they have collected is sufficient for anyone to be secured before court. On our own, we wont arrest. We are working closely with the NPA to establish whether the content of affidavits and other material is sufficient for the NPA to make. I ask a question. If there is evidence from NPA direct that we need to secure the attendance of the accused, we wont discriminate. Anyone who commits a crime must know we will do it without fear or favour or prejudice."