WARNING: This is Version 1 of my old archive, so Photos will NOT work and many links will NOT work. But you can find articles by searching on the Titles. There is a lot of information in this archive. Use the SEARCH BAR at the top right. Prior to December 2012; I was a pro-Christian type of Conservative. I was unaware of the mass of Jewish lies in history, especially the lies regarding WW2 and Hitler. So in here you will find pro-Jewish and pro-Israel material. I was definitely WRONG about the Boeremag and Janusz Walus. They were for real.
Original Post Date: 2008-04-27 Time: 00:00:00 Posted By: Jan
[Yeah, Thabo the cover-up artist is hard at work covering up HIS ABUSE OF POWE. Jan]
The presidency has launched an 11th-hour bid to prevent embarrassing confidential information behind the suspension of Vusi Pikoli, the national prosecuting authority boss, from being made public.
Sources have told The Sunday Independent that hours before the suspended Pikoli was due to release documents detailing what he told President Thabo Mbeki and other high-ranking officials about Jackie Selebi’s alleged corruption, he received a settlement offer from the government.
The offer, which Mukoni Ratshitanga, the presidency spokesperson, said he was unable to confirm or comment upon, proposed that Mbeki “might” consider lifting Pikoli’s suspension in exchange for his agreement to resign.
The proposed deal was made on Friday, the same day that lawyers for the government informed Pikoli’s legal team that they would apply for certain parts of the public hearing into his fitness to hold office to be heard in secret.
While confirming that the government’s stance had temporarily halted Pikoli’s plans to release documents challenging the government’s case for his axing, Aslam Moosajee, Pikoli’s attorney, said he could neither confirm nor deny the proposal or give any details of how such an offer would be received by his client.
However, a source close to Pikoli has told The Sunday Independent that it was “highly unlikely” that Pikoli – who argues that he was suspended because of his and the Scorpions’ refusal to back down from their corruption probe into Selebi – would accept the “bizarre” proposal.
“Vusi believes that it is essential to the continued democratic functioning of South Africa that the government acknowledges that the NPA must be independent. He will not accept any agreement that does not recognise that,” one of the sources said.
The government’s offer comes after Frene Ginwala, who is heading the commission into Pikoli’s fitness to hold office, informed lawyers for Pikoli and the government that she wanted to hear testimony from each side.
This means that Pikoli’s accusers, who include Brigitte Mabandla, the justice minister, Menzi Simelane, the director-general of justice, and Manala Manzini, the national intelligence agency head – who helped to obtain a disputed affidavit from crime lord Glenn Agliotti clearing Selebi of any wrongdoing – will be required to take the witness stand.
Other potential witnesses for the government include Frank Chikane, the director-general for the presidency, and Tim Williams, Selebi’s replacement as national police commissioner, both of whom gave affidavits in support of Mabandla’s bid to have Pikoli fired.
Zolile Nqayi, a spokesperson for the justice department, said on Saturday that, although he could confirm that the government had been asked by Ginwala to prepare a list of witnesses, he was unable to say who they would be.
He stressed that the department “had never had a problem” with the prospect of its highest-ranking officials being cross-examined concerning Pikoli’s controversial suspension.
“If that is what we are required to do, we will comply,” he said, adding that he was unable to comment on what evidence the government would ask Ginwala to hear behind closed doors.
Mbeki suspended Pikoli on September 24, two weeks after the NPA obtained an arrest warrant against Selebi. The president cited a breakdown in the relationship between Pikoli and Mabandla as the reason for the suspension. Mbeki appointed Ginwala to examine Pikoli’s fitness to hold office, as well as his working relationship with Mabandla.
Among the witnesses supporting Pikoli is Mokotedi Mpshe, the acting NPA head, and Scorpions prosecutor Gerrie Nel, who is heading the state’s case against Selebi.
Mpshe has challenged Selebi’s claims that the Scorpions had investigated him in “bad faith” and failed to keep Mbeki and his ministers properly informed of their case against him.
In an affidavit before the Pretoria high court, Mpshe said there was “constant communication” between Pikoli, Mbeki and Mabandla about the Selebi investigation, casting doubts on Mbeki’s claims that he was ignorant of any alleged wrongdoing by Selebi.