CAPETOWN – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa mentioned on Friday police ought to be allowed to research him after a former intelligence official accused him of cash laundering over thousands and thousands of dollars allegedly stolen from the president’s farm.
Ramaphosa has not been formally charged with any crime, however a police spokesperson confirmed that authorities had began investigating the allegations made in opposition to the president.
Arthur Fraser, a former director-general of the State Safety Company below Ramaphosa’s predecessor Jacob Zuma, final week requested police to research Ramaphosa’s conduct for alleged cash laundering and corruption.
Fraser, who was the nationwide commissioner for the division of correctional providers till final yr, mentioned in his grievance to the police that “the quantum was purported to be within the area of roughly US$4 million to US$ 8 million”. He was referring to the amount of cash he mentioned had been stolen from Ramaphosa’s farm.
Whereas Ramaphosa has confirmed that a theft occurred at his farm in 2020 during which he mentioned proceeds from the sale of sport have been stolen, he denied claims of legal conduct.
“The theft that happened on my farm Phala Phala in 2020 is the topic of a legal grievance, and the regulation should take its course. In different phrases, due course of should be adopted,” Ramaphosa informed lawmakers in parliament.
“We wish the police to research no matter crime, whoever it's in opposition to, with none concern, with none favour and on an neutral foundation,” Ramaphosa informed a information convention later.
The president, who is anticipated to hunt re-election as chief of the governing African Nationwide Congress get together at a gathering as a result of be held in December, has supplied to look earlier than the ANC‘s integrity fee, which seems to be into any unethical or immoral conduct that will contain its members.
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