De Ruyter should’ve approached police before interview - Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is concerned by the allegations of corruption at Eskom made by the utility’s former CEO Andre de Ruyter.
During a television interview last week de Ruyter made explosive claims of corruption at the power utility involving a high-profile politician.
He was subsequently released from his duties following the interview.
Ramaphosa was speaking on the side-lines of a bilateral meeting with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Pretoria on Tuesday.
The president said De Ruyter missed an opportunity to report the allegations to the law enforcement agencies.
"For many of us who saw the interview we were most concerned about his utterances, what immediately come to mind to me was that Andre de Ruyter, being the CEO, should have gone to any of our institutions with information that he purports to have.
"because those are institutions that are independent where there will not be any form of interference and go a report whatever maleficence that he has knowledge of. Those are the types of institutions that he should have trust in as I do, I have a great deal of faith and trust in those institutions, they are the ones who have full capability and the power to investigate."
De Ruyter has been slammed by the ANC, which also challenged him to come forward with information and approach police.
"At times when you just impart information to an individual, they may not have the muscle to investigate. His case is a missed opportunity, i call on him to report whatever he has so that investigative process can then commence,” added Ramaphosa.
"So that all of us are better informed, because without doing so we are in world of rumours and hearsay and then we start to look at each other with a great deal of suspicion."
The president has rejected claims that some ministers in his cabinet, who are allegedly benefiting from corruption at Eskom, are enjoying political protection.
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