The Democratic Alliance will ask Parliament’s public enterprises portfolio committee to summon Eskom CEO Brian Molefe as a matter of urgency “so that he can tell the truth to South Africa” about his relationship with the wealthy politically connected Gupta family under oath.
“Mr Molefe has conveniently attempted to explain away the damning revelations of the public protector’s state capture report during press briefings, thereby placing no obligation on him to tell the whole truth, and nothing but the truth,” DA spokeswoman Natasha Mazzone said on Sunday.
“In fact, he has already blatantly misled South Africa when he said he wasn’t provided with an opportunity to respond to the state capture report. The public protector’s office has confirmed that he did receive and respond to questions in writing.
“Should he repeat this lie under oath, Mr Molefe would be in violation of the Powers, Privileges, and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act 2004 – a criminal offence,” she said.
Given the African National Congress’s “new-found, albeit belated, interest in holding institutions such as the SABC accountable, we are confident that they would have no problem in supporting this request”.
Parliament had to do its job to ensure accountability for the unprecedented level of corruption revealed in the “State of Capture” report. The DA would work tirelessly to ensure that this happened, and fast, Mazzone said.
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