THE South African Football Association’s (Safa) has described the search-and-seizure operation conducted by the Hawks at its headquarters in Nasrec, south of Joburg, as unfortunate and a shame.
The Hawks said the operation came after allegations of fraud and theft amounting to R1.3 million.
Reacting to this, Safa said it is well aware of the amount and satisfied that it was for services rendered, for which contracts can be provided.
It further stated that it wants to set it out from the onset that it believes the search was unlawful, malicious and not conducted in terms of the directives of a warrant given to it.
“We were not furnished with all the documents prescribed by the 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.
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“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,” read Safa's statement.
The soccer entity further stated that it 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.
“We believe, unfortunately, that these members of the police have been compromised and are being used in the callous abuse of state resources. Let us reiterate, there is no money missing from Safa,” said Safa.
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