The defence in the trial of former eThekwini Municipality mayor Zandile Gumede and the 21 others claims that the entire investigation was unlawful and politically motivated. 🧑⚖️Court
The defence in the trial of former eThekwini Municipality mayor Zandile Gumede and the 21 others claims that the entire investigation was unlawful and politically motivated.
Defence attorney Jay Naidoo said the head of the city integrity and investigation unit , Mbuso Ngcobo, was on a witch hunt to take down Gumede. She and her alleged accomplices face several charges, including conspiracy to commit corruption, corruption, fraud, money laundering, racketeering, contravention of the Municipal Finance Management Act and contravention of the Municipal Systems Act, for the multimillion-rand Durban Solid Waste fraud and corruption case amounting to more than R300 million.
The defence requested to see the actual written allegation dropped off by the walk-in individual, the internal report conducted by CIIU, minutes to the meetings at CIIU which would reveal the appointment of the Integrity Forensic Services and the tender agreement with costs.
Contradictory to what the State said, during cross examination, Ngcobo was asked again whether a written report from the CIIU internal team existed or not. Ngcobo stuttered and said yes it existed.Naidoo said without these documents, the entire investigation was unlawful.On his first day of testifying, Ngcobo did admit that the correct procedures were not followed but that CIIU used its “fairness” protocol to hire IFS.
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