Zondo implicates Edwin Sodi, Nthimotse Mhokesi and Thabane Zulu in graft in asbestos scanda

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Zondo implicates Edwin Sodi, Nthimotse Mhokesi and Thabane Zulu in graft in asbestos scanda - The three, along with co-accused Ace Magashule, recently applied to the high court to have charges stemming from the scandal set aside but were unsuccessful

, accused number three in the case, had argued that the state’s reliance on any of his testimony to the commission compromised his fair trial rights. The state some 18 months ago moved to attach Sodi’s assets in a bid to recover funds lost in the scandal.

“This was not a Free State Asbestos Project. It was a Free State Asbestos Project Debacle,” the report noted, adding that the intention was plainly that not the people of the province but the consortium and a handful of officials who smoothed its path would benefit. At the time, it said, there were no plans in the province to set aside funds for asbestos eradication and all indications were that other priorities were considered more pressing. The cost was set out in a report signed by Mpambani, who wasThe commission found that attempts by Sodi to claim in his testimony that he was ignorant of the details and had relied on his late partner, were not credible.

This was partly because the way in which Sodi recorded the payments leaves Mkhize, current ANC treasurer general Paul Mashatile and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi — who also received transfers — open to suspicion that they may have received the money in their personal capacity.The commission found that Mokhesi’s attitude to the proposal was cavalier, with him seeing no need to interrogate the value of the project.

The commission said the manner in which the contract was concluded, in breach of treasury regulations, did not speak of ignorance or incompetence. There was a deliberate agenda to pursue unlawful ends.

 

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This is poor subbing. 'Implicate/s' has a specific meaning in law and can only happen between accused persons or witnesses. A fact-finder (like a judge or Zondo in this context) cannot possibly implicate anyone in a finding (report). Delete this & revise your headline.

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