Political social gathering the Congress of the People (Cope) will likely be laying prison charges of corruption against former State Security Agency (SSA) spy boss Arthur Fraser.
Cope mentioned the charges will likely be laid on Monday morning at 10am on the Brooklyn Police Station in Pretoria.
The state capture commission advisable that former state intelligence minister David Mahlobo, Fraser, and others be investigated for alleged unlawful operations at SSA, together with the tens of millions of rands looted from the company.
State Security Agency
Evidence earlier than the fee discovered that at the least R1.5 billion was unaccounted for between 2012 and 2018 on the SSA.
Cope spokesperson Dennis Bloem says the allegation contained within the remaining half of the state seize report which have fingered Fraser are very critical.
“The abuse of taxpayers’ cash on a non-public intelligence unit known as Principal Agents Network (PAN) could be very scary and desires quick motion from the prison justice system.
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“An investigation revealed that equipment of this unit like vehicles are still around Gauteng and a number of houses are registered in the names of individuals. We believe that poses a great danger to the security and stability of the country,” Bloem mentioned.
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo additionally advisable that the Hawks reopen the investigation into Fraser. The investigation was allegedly halted by the previous Minister of the SSA Siyabonga Cwele after an instruction from former president Jacob Zuma.
“This action is the first of a series of rolling action on the implementation of the Zondo commission’s recommendations. We will continuously approach the police to lay criminal charges against different people whom the commission recommends that the Hawks must investigate and charge,” Bloem mentioned.
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Bloem provides that the nation can’t wait on President Cyril Ramaphosa for one more 4 months earlier than the nation acts on the Zondo fee’s report.
“It is our duty and responsibility to assist the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) and the Hawks by laying criminal charges against those who must face the full might of the law. We hope that the Hawks will treat this case as a priority case and arrest and charge Mr Arthur Fraser,” Bloem mentioned.
Phala Phala theft
Meanwhile, Democratic Alliance (DA) chief John Steenhuisen mentioned he has written to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, requesting that she urgently set up an ad-hoc committee to examine what actually occurred at Ramaphosa‘s Phala Phala sport farm.
“Allegations that a secret Crime Intelligence fund was used to pay for the clandestine, off-the-record operation to track and recover the stolen money and apprehend the suspects, as well as the deployment of elite task force members to the president’s farm at an alleged cost of R2 million per month, have broadened the scope of this scandal considerably.”
“In addition to this, the alleged involvement of Deputy State Security Minister Zizi Kodwa in secret discussions with Namibian authorities means that this scandal now involves, among others, the VIP Protection Services, Saps, the Justice Department, Crime Intelligence and State Security,” Steenhuisen mentioned.
Steenhuisen added that the theft at Phala Phala is now nicely past the scope of any single portfolio committee, and as such it requires the institution of an ad-hoc committee.