Arms deal commission
Crawford-Browne: Ramaphosa must cancel arms deal and recover money
The ruling by the North Gauteng High Court setting aside the findings of the arms deal commission has placed fresh pressure on the National Prosecuting...
The commission, chaired by Judge Willie Seriti, ran for four years and cost taxpayers over R130 million.
The court application by Corruption Watch and Right2know came after Judge Willie Seriti who headed the commission exonerated politicians of wrongdoing when he released his report in 2016.
Thales faces charges of paying bribes to Jacob Zuma for protection against an investigation into the controversial arms deal.
Former President Jacob Zuma wants the court to grant him a permanent stay of prosecution on the charges related to the multi-billion rand arms deal.
Corruption Watch’s David Lewis says their argument is that the inquiry completely failed the public.
French arms firm Thales’ legal team is expected to tell the High Court on Friday that it is preparing to launch an application for a stay of prosecution.
In his affidavit, lawyer Ajay Sooklal explains how the ANC was given €1 million by Thales and how Zuma was given €25,000 in cash.
The NGO Open Secrets says an affidavit filed by a former lawyer for a French arms company could bolster the claim that the arms deal commission was tainted from the beginning.
Ajay Sooklal reportedly has knowledge about how Jacob Zuma benefited from the arms deal, but says Zuma asked him not to testify at the Seriti Commission.
Corruption Watch and R2K filed court papers claiming the Seriti Commission failed to follow proper procedures.
Corruption Watch says there’s hardly ever been an arms deal of this scale that is free of corruption.
Commission chair Judge Willie Seriti and Judge Thekiso Musi handed over their report to President Zuma today.
Fana Hlongwane allegedly facilitated the transfer of R24m to secure a deal for an arms company.
The former arms deal consultant has now begun testifying at the Seriti Commission.
Fana Hlongwane allegedly facilitated the transfer of R24 million to secure a deal for an arms company.
Chippy Shaik defended himself in documents submitted to the commission where he started testifying on Monday.
The former SANDF Chief of Procurement and Acquisitions says he had no decision-making authority.
Hennie van Vuuren is motivating why he will not testify before the commission despite a subpoena.