Learning Unit 4 discusses how environmental crime can involve governments being complicit (guilty together with others) in harm through inaction (passive enabling). Apply this concept to the Tembisa Hospital case. Is there a form of government complicity in the harm that was caused that can be identified?

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No, because the government launched the SIU investigation, which demonstrates accountability rather than complicity.

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No, because complicity in harm requires physical action, not mere inaction.

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No, complicity only applies to the specific officials who signed the fraudulent purchase orders.

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Yes, but only because the government appointed officials who were related to the syndicate leaders.

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Yes, because the government failed to act early on Deokaran's whistleblowing information, which allowed the fraud to continue for longer than necessary.

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