Masuku reacts to judgment, says it removed 'public doubt' that he was involved in PPE procurement

Former Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku says he has noted the Gauteng High Court judgment, which dismissed his application to challenge the Special Investigating Unit's (SIU) findings.

The embattled former MEC's legal team said it would carefully study the judgment and determine an appropriate course of action, which it would communicate as soon as possible. .

The court dismissed Masuku's application with costs, including that of two counsel. .

Reacting to Monday's court ruling, which found the SIU was not irrational in forming its "opinion", Masuku said he noted that the court found the unit saw no crime committed by him and that there was no basis for civil action. .

The court ruled that, in its view, the SIU was not irrational in forming its opinion on Masuku and that it had reported its findings to Makhura and President Cyril Ramaphosa, based on what it had found after investigating, in which it deemed Masuku's conduct to be wanting

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"Dr Masuku is however concerned that the judgment does not address the crucial matter of executive oversight by executive authorities, one of his main contentions

The lawyer said that, overall, the judgment removed any doubt in the public that Masuku was involved in PPE procurement or financially benefitted

The courts have now emphatically said that there are no adverse findings against him," Motalane said