Pretoria - Those behind the theft of millions in foreign
currency from the State Security Agency in Pretoria knew exactly what they were
doing, the Hawks said on Wednesday.
"Whether it’s an inside job or not is a matter that we
are also looking into," spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said.
It was not a robbery, as there was no forced entry. The
money was stolen from a safe between Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
"It’s a burglary. They used a different part of the
building to enter the place. They knew exactly what they were doing."
Mulaudzi said investigators were viewing CCTV footage and
had determined how many people were involved. One still image showing one of
the alleged thieves was released to the public this week. A reward was being
offered to anyone with information about the crime.
Foreign currency, including dollars and euros, worth R17m
was stolen - and not R50m as had been previously reported.
The matter was being viewed in "an extremely serious
light".
Hawks national head Lieutenant General Mthandazo Ntlemeza
said in an earlier statement: "Someone, somewhere, knows something about
this case. We are asking that person to come forward with that crucial
information in order to fast-track the investigation."
