SAFA slams Hawks raid

The elite crime fighting unit says the search warrants were prompted by allegations of fraud and theft amounting to R1.3 million against SAFA president, Danny Jordaan.  

The allegations are of transgressions said to have taken place between 2014 and 2018 when Jordaan was at the helm of the organisation.

In its response, SAFA said in a statement the raid had brought shame onto law enforcement agencies.

The Association is further threatening with a series of court actions.

"We want to set it out from the onset that we believe the search was unlawful, malicious and not conducted in terms of the directives of a warrant given to us.

"We were not furnished with all the documents prescribed by law. The documents that were furnished by the Hawks during the shameful raid were incomplete and unlawful. We contend that it was done deliberately and intentionally in order to action this malicious action.

"As a result of this, we have instructed our attorneys to bring an urgent application to review and set aside this search and seizure. We have further instructed our attorneys to bring a formal complaint to the oversight arbitrator of the Hawks regarding the action of all involved members.

"We will further institute civil action for defamation of character against those involved in the naming of the SAFA President’s name in an ongoing investigation. We contend that this is unethical and unlawful as the police never mentioned anyone’s name in matters that are under investigation."

SAFA reiterated that there is no money missing from the SAFA coffers.

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