In terms of Government protocol, Sport and Recreation South Africa as the department cannot contact the Legal Attaché of the United States of America's (USA's) Federal Bureau of Investigations, directly. It has been done via DIRCO. Ministry has already written to the Minister at DIRCO requesting her to solicit all the information and evidence that the USA Government purports to have in their possession. Further to this we have also interacted with Minister of Justice upon his receipt of the indictment from the USA government with the Legal Attaché of the United States of America's (USA's) Federal Bureau of Investigations, and agreed with the Minister of Justice that the matter be referred to the IMC on Corruption, DIRCO and Chairperson of Anti-Corruption.