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The charges stem from Mbalula's family holiday to Dubai in 2016.
Spokepserson for the unit, Barry Bateman, says they have collected the docket from SAPS headquarters after successfully filing a Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) application.
He says after a cursory inspection of the evidence, it's abundantly clear that the decision not to prosecute Mbalula was irrational.
Bateman says the evidence suggests collusion between witnesses and the SAPS; a failure to obtain statements from important witnesses and possible suspects; a failure to obtain valuable records and data; and poor cooperation between the SAPS and prosecutors.
He says portions of the docket were not disclosed in compliance with PAIA and they will continue engagements to address this apparent oversight.
"Despite shortfalls, the evidence suggests Mbalula has several benefactors who fund his extravagant lifestyle. The question arises, why were these leads not followed up? Claims made in affidavits were accepted at face value and not scrutinised.
"Notably, a statement from one of Mbalula's main benefactors was not included in the docket. We are shocked, but not surprised because we warned the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) of a clear conflict of interest because of the family relations with a senior NPA official. Mbalula's matter may be the clearest case yet of selective prosecution, where a politically connected person and his well-to-do benefactors are sheltered from prosecution," says Bateman.
The PPU says it will exercise its constitutional right to access any state-held information where it is required for the exercise or protection of any right.
In 2019 the former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkwhebane found that neither Mbalula nor his office arranged for the trip and the then Minister of Sport did not pay for it.
It is further alleged, that when debt collectors came knocking, Mbalula contacted his friend Yusuf Dockrat, director of Sedgars Sport, for a loan agreement of R684 000 to help pay for the trip.
Sedgars Sport provided the uniforms worn by Team SA at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Mkhwebane found Mbalula's actions to be "inappropriate" as he asked for a loan from a company director doing business with Sascoc.
