ActionSA fights for access to Phala Phala investigation records from SAPS

ActionSA national chairperson Michael Beaumont.

ActionSA has launched an appeal after the South African Police Service (SAPS) rejected its Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) request for access to documents linked to the Phala Phala farm robbery investigation, including President Cyril Ramaphosa's affidavit.

ActionSA national chairperson Michael Beaumont said the request included the affidavit, which he said was deposed as part of the investigation into the robbery at the President’s farm, and allegedly records the amount of cash stolen.

He said the application also sought access to a National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) cashflow analysis, which he claimed reflects approximately R15 million in financial transactions linked to one of the accused after the robbery.

Beaumont said SAPS rejected the request on the basis of legal provisions he argued were incorrectly applied to exclude documents requested under PAIA.