Arms Procurement Commission report must be rejected: EFF

21 April 2016 - 18:14 By TMG Digital

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Thursday said the Seriti Commission report into the controversial arms deal must be dismissed and rejected with the contempt it deserved. President Jacob Zuma‚ who released the Arms Procurement Commission report‚ said it had found that there was no evidence that any of the contracts in the arms deal of 1999 were tainted by evidence of corruption‚ fraud or irregularities.Arms deal report ‘massively disappointing’: DAThe EFF said the report was an attempt by government to whitewash the irrefutable acts of corruption involving companies that were awarded contracts as well as African National Congress (ANC) officials‚ including Zuma himself.Why the arms deal cost you R16 billion more than originally envisagedIn a statement‚ the party said the commission was never intended to uncover the truth about the controversial arms deal.#ArmsDeal inquiry was flawed‚ says losing bidder Richard YoungEFF spokesman Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said in a statement that it was inconceivable that after millions of taxpayers funds were spent on the commission‚ the commission could arrive at the conclusion that there was no “iota” of corruption in the arms deal.READ: The full arms deal report“This conclusion flies against the judgment … which convicted (former Zuma financial advisor) Schabir Shaik on charges of corruption relating to this arms deal.”Ndlozi said evidence presented in court to secure the conviction of Shaik revealed payment of bribes by French arms company Thales to Zuma“Furthermore‚ (former ANC chief whip) Tony Yengeni was convicted of fraud relating to the discount he received on a Mercedes Benz SUV from a company with interest in the arms deal.”..

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