WATCH: Hawks raid home of author Jacques Pauw

On Wednesday afternoon, Jacques Pauw, South African author of the book, The President’s Keepers which examines former president Jacob Zuma’s years in office, had his home raided by three members of the Hawks police unit. The raid received widespread news coverage in local media and prompted criticism from media freedom lobbyists. The South African National Editors Forum has said it will request a meeting with new police minister Bheki Cele to protest the raid. After obtaining a search warrant from a Cape Town magistrate, the officers arrived at Pauw’s home looking for documents. The search relates to charges laid against Pauw by the country’s State Security Agency (SSA). Pauw cooperated with the police.