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The Hawks says a raid conducted at the home an employee of the National Prosecuting Authority had nothing to do with so-called Zuma spy tapes as reported by the Mail and Guardian on Friday.
The newspaper said that hours before President Jacob Zuma announced an inquiry into National Prosecutions Authority head Mxolisi Nxasana’s fitness to hold office, several residences of NPA employees were raided by the Hawks.
The newspaper said the raid last Friday was believed to be a frantic search for the controversial Zuma spy tapes.
The so-called spy tapes, and transcripts and other documents, relate to a 2009 NPA decision to drop corruption charges against Zuma.
But, Hawks spokesperson, Captain Paul Ramaloko, says the one thing has nothing to do with the other.
"We obtained a search warrant. She is an admin clerk within the NPA. We searched her property last week Friday as a result of the corruption investigation we are working on," said Ramaloko.
"The search of her property had nothing to do with the so-called spy tapes. It is a corruption investigation in our hand and those investigations are underway," he said.
