Luther lebelo
Lebelo: I only asked my attorney to retrieve files
South African Revenue Service executive Luther Lebelo says that he has asked an attorney who submitted an invoice for R750,000 to explain why he exceeded his...
The details emerged during the testimony of group executive Luther Lebelo, who signed off on the expenditure, but he says he only recently became aware of the invoice.
Attorney David Maphakela was summonsed to give evidence on Monday but refused, saying the affidavits he submitted to the commission should suffice.
The commission heard on Friday that the Sars executive briefed an attorney firm to gather documents related to the so-called rogue unit which cost R750,000.
It emerged on Friday that David Maphakela had been paid more than R750,000 for preparing documents for Lebelo’s submissions to the commission.
On Friday, the commission heard how Lebelo briefed a private law firm to prepare documents for his submission despite such services being offered to staff internally for free.
Mark Kingon made the remarks during his submission at the commission’s public hearings in Pretoria on Friday.
Advocate Carol Steinberg says evidence reveals Lebelo briefed a private law firm to prepare documents he would present at the commission.
The commission has heard evidence of how suspended commissioner Tom Moyane's restructuring led by consultancy Bain & Company crippled the organisation's ability to collect taxes.
An impassioned Lebelo accused the commission of ambushing him with questions he wasn't prepared for.
Luther Lebelo told the Nugent Commission of Inquiry on Thursday that he could not remember receiving the legal opinion but accepted its contents.
Lebelo, who has been described as suspended commissioner Tom Moyane’s hitman, took the stand on Thursday afternoon.
The report found that Makwakwa had been receiving numerous payments into his personal bank account, which may have amounted to corruption.
The five passengers were due to fly to the UAE, but were cornered while boarding their plane.
702’s John Robbie speaks to Luther Lebelo about Sars' commitment in fighting illicit trading. He also spoke to researcher Khalil Goga from the Institute for Security Studies about organised crime & its effect on the country.
Sars’ Luther Lebelo discusses a decision made by the revenue service to drop a provisional sequestration order against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Leader Julius Malema.
The head of a so called rogue unit resigned, but Sars says he could still face criminal charges.