Former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor says a Hawks officer pressured her into removing former president Jacob Zuma’s name from her criminal complaint against the Gupta family.
She said he previously told her “that I have complained about President Zuma and I have tied their hands”.
“He had problems with where I said there is a corrupt relationship between the Guptas‚ the president and his son.” The Zondo Inquiry into state capture was provided with a copy of Mentor’s typed statement‚ which showed that Zuma’s name had been “struck through”.
Vytjie: Hawks told me to remove Zuma’s name from my statement
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Former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor says a Hawks officer pressured her into removing former president Jacob Zuma’s name from her criminal complaint against the Gupta family.
She said he previously told her “that I have complained about President Zuma and I have tied their hands”.
“He had problems with where I said there is a corrupt relationship between the Guptas‚ the president and his son.” The Zondo Inquiry into state capture was provided with a copy of Mentor’s typed statement‚ which showed that Zuma’s name had been “struck through”.
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Mentor’s claims follow evidence by former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas‚ who last week testified that Hawks major-general Zinhle Mnonopi tried to kill the criminal investigation of his bribe claims against the Guptas.
He said Mnonopi wanted him to sign a statement confirming that he had nothing to say about these allegations.
The Hawks last week released a statement expressing “serious concerns” about Jonas’ claims.
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Both Mnonopi and Mtolo have applied to cross-examine Jonas and Mentor about their testimony. Zondo has requested that they provide him with a more detailed account of their side of their story.
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