[WATCH] Survè: Gordhan behind raiding of my offices
Businessman Iqbal Survè believes Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordan is behind the raiding of his offices by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) on Wednesday.
“It’s an attempt to intimidate us,” Survè said as the officials of the FSCA stood ready to confiscate electronic equipment and documents in Cape Town.
The controversial businessman and chairperson of Independent Media dubbed the move by the financial regulator as an “fishing expedition”.
In a 2-minute video Survè can be heard refusing access, saying “its an abuse of regulatory authority”.
He said bombshell articles are set to be published at the weekend on President Cyril Ramaphosa and Gordhan.
“This is political, this is Pravin Gordan using state institutions to fight political battles because Independent Media is not keeping quite about the corruption that exist among certain misters.”
Survé's has been heavily named in wrongdoing at the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) inquiry.
“Tell us what you are looking for specifically, we can give it to you. You not going to take my laptop of my PA because there is privileged information on that laptop.”
Dr Survè, on FSCA raiding his office:
— Izwe Lethu (@LandNoli) October 9, 2019
It's Pravin behind this
You went to 1st Judge, said no. 2nd Judge is Pravin & DA's friend
You're not taking my PA's laptop there's privileged info
It's fishing to get info we have on Pravin, Cyril. My reporters are to publish this weekend pic.twitter.com/pi3py3jDbu