SIU delaying Digital Vibes probe
Lawyers acting on behalf of former Health Minister Zweli Mkhize have accused the SIU of using delaying tactics in the continuing Digital Vibes probe.
This as Mkhize – tipped to vie with Cyril Ramaphosa for the ANC presidency at the party’s national conference in December – races against the clock to clear his name before nominations for the ANC’s top leadership position open in August.
A Business Day report says in a letter sent to the SIU from lawyers acting on behalf of Mkhize, the former Health Minister accuses the law-enforcement body of not providing them with complete transcripts of the SIU’s key witness, referred to as 'Ms Matsoso'.
The presidency’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, declined to comment on the matter, saying that it is a continuing investigation.
On Wednesday, Mkhize’s attorney Thando Mbili asked the SIU to provide full transcripts of witness statements, as well as court-ready documents that are ‘indexed and paginated’, so that Mkhize can complete his court bid to oppose and set aside the SIU’s findings against him.
‘We remind you that your key witness, whose evidence you rely on to allege that Dr Mkhize interfered with procurement processes, is Ms Matsoso. Despite us repeatedly requesting that you furnish us with all the transcripts of her interviews, you have failed to do so. From a quick perusal of the one transcript submitted to us, it is evident that you have elected to give us an incomplete transcript of one of the interviews held,’ the attorney said in a letter.
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