Trollip opens case against Nelson Mandela Bay security chief

30 June 2016 - 14:50 By Devon Koen

The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Nelson Mandela Bay mayoral candidate‚ Athol Trollip‚ has opened a case against metro safety and security chief Linda Mti at Uitenhage police station. Trollip presented a 12-page draft charge sheet against Mti‚ which included allegations of irregular deals and corruption linked to the Bosasa tender on Thursday morning.Trollip claims there is “foot-dragging and buck-passing” in the National Prosecuting Authority’s investigation and has opened a case in his personal capacity against Mti with a litany of charges.The DA had taken legal advice and drawn up a “comprehensive charge sheet” which Trollip‚ accompanied by DA chief whip in Parliament John Steenhuisen‚ handed over to police.“We maintain that Linda Mti is not fit to hold high office in the Bay given his multiple criminal convictions and the ongoing investigation into his involvement in a multibillion-rand fraud and corruption scandal‚ as outlined by the Special Investigation Unit‚” the DA said in a statement earlier on Thursday.“It is unfathomable that Mayor (Danny) Jordaan saw fit to push for the appointment of Mti to high office under such a cloud of ongoing controversy. This administration is employing corruption into our metro‚ which the DA is determined to stop.” TMG Digital/The Herald..

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