Former Spy Boss Arthur Fraser has laid criminal charges against President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Rosebank Police Station on Wednesday.
This conduct of the President and those involved constitutes a breach of, infer alia, the Prevention of Organized Crime Act, No. 121 of 1998 (POCA*) and the Prevention of Corrupt Activities Act No. 12 of 2004 (“the Corruption Act*).” “I trust that the police and the prosecuting authorities will investigate this matter without fear or favour, I also trust that the President will take the nation into his confidence and accept or deny that the events I describe in my affidavit occurred on his property,” concluded Fraser. Said Fraser in a statement on Wednesday: “The President concealed the crime from the South African Police Service and/or South African Revenue Service (SARS*) and thereafter paid the culprits for their silence.
Former correctional services commissioner Arthur Fraser said on Wednesday he has laid criminal charges against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Fraser said the charges he has filed include defeating the ends of justice, kidnapping of suspects, their interrogation on his property and bribery. “I also trust that the president will take the nation into his confidence and accept or deny that the events I describe in my affidavit occurred on his property,” Fraser said in a statement. Fraser said the conduct of the president constitutes a breach of, among others, the Prevention of Organised Crime Act and the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act.
President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at an event. The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed that former State Security Agency (SSA) Director-General ...
The SAPS confirms that due processes will follow.” In a statement, Fraser says the charges emanate from the theft of over $4 million by robbers in February 2020, in collusion with a domestic worker, at the President’s Phala Phala farm in Waterberg, Limpopo. Fraser alleges that Ramaphosa was involved in the defeating the ends of justice, kidnapping of suspects, interrogating and bribing them and thereafter concealing the crime from the police.
Former State Security Agency director-general Arthur Fraser has opened a criminal case against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Immediately prior to his contract lapsing, he was responsible for authorising the release on parole of former president Jacob Zuma in September 2021. A statement widely circulated on social media on Wednesday afternoon, issued in Fraser's name, stated the complaint related to the alleged theft of "in excess of four million US dollars" from Ramaphosa's farm in Limpopo. - According to a statement circulating on social media, the complaint relates to alleged theft of "in excess of $4 million".
Former State Security Agency director-general Arthur Fraser has opened a complaint against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The SAPS confirms that due processes will follow." JOHANNESBURG - Former State Security Agency director-general Arthur Fraser has opened a case against President Cyril Ramaphosa. Former State Security Agency director-general Arthur Fraser has opened a complaint against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The complaint relates to the alleged theft of money, which he says was hidden on Ramaphosa's Phala Phala farm in Limpopo.
Former State Security Agency Head Arthur Fraser has laid a criminal complaint against President Cyril Ramaphosa. The complaint relates to the alleged theft of money, which he says was hidden on Ramaphosa's Phala Phala farm in Limpopo.— eNCA (@eNCA) #DStv403 pic.twitter.com/i8WKqQNISl June 1, 2022 The complaint relates to the alleged theft of money, which he says was hidden on Ramaphosa's Phala Phala farm in Limpopo. JOHANNESBURG - Former State Security Agency Head Arthur Fraser has laid a criminal complaint against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Former correctional services commissioner Arthur Fraser said on Wednesday he has laid criminal charges against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Fraser said the charges he has filed include defeating the ends of justice, kidnapping of suspects, their interrogation on his property and bribery. “I also trust that the president will take the nation into his confidence and accept or deny that the events I describe in my affidavit occurred on his property,” Fraser said in a statement. Fraser said the conduct of the president constitutes a breach of, among others, the Prevention of Organised Crime Act and the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act.
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“I trust that the police and the prosecuting authorities will investigate this matter without fear or favour. He said the details of the charges and supporting evidence including photographs, bank accounts, video footage and names, had been handed to Rosebank police, along with his statement. In a statement, Fraser said he had taken the “unprecedented step” of laying criminal charges of violating the Prevention of Organised Crime Act against the president.
Former DG of State Security Agency Arthur Fraser opened criminal case against President Cyril Ramaphosa in connection with an alleged heist.
This is not the first time that Fraser has threatened to reveal secrets about the elected occupants of the Union Buildings. Daily Maverick in 2020 reported that Fraser informed the Zondo Commission that he would be forced to reveal “state secrets” about presidents — past and present — as well as judges and parliamentarians in his evidence. Fraser claims in his statement that charges include “kidnapping of suspects, their interrogation on his property and bribery”, adding that the President allegedly “concealed the crime…” from the SAPS and SARS “and thereafter paid the culprits for their silence”. A statement attributed to Arthur Fraser, former director-general of the State Security Agency (SSA), says that he has taken the “unprecedented” step of opening a criminal case against President Cyril Ramaphosa for allegedly concealing a multimillion-dollar robbery from the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the South African Revenue Service (SARS).
Former correctional services commissioner Arthur Fraser said on Wednesday he has laid criminal charges against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Fraser said the charges he has filed include defeating the ends of justice, kidnapping of suspects, their interrogation on his property and bribery. “I also trust that the president will take the nation into his confidence and accept or deny that the events I describe in my affidavit occurred on his property,” Fraser said in a statement. Fraser said the conduct of the president constitutes a breach of, among others, the Prevention of Organised Crime Act and the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act.
Arthur Fraser on Wednesday laid a criminal complaint against Ramaphosa, accusing him of breaching the Prevention of Organised Crime Act by not reporting a ...
Fraser on Wednesday laid a criminal complaint against Ramaphosa, accusing him of breaching the Prevention of Organised Crime Act by not reporting a robbery at his Limpopo farm in 2020. Arthur Fraser on Wednesday laid a criminal complaint against Ramaphosa, accusing him of breaching the Prevention of Organised Crime Act by not reporting a robbery at his Limpopo farm in 2020. Police have confirmed that a criminal case had been opened against the president by Fraser and that due process would follow.
Former State Security Agency director-general Arthur Fraser has opened a criminal case against President Cyril Ramaphosa. Fraser's attorney, Eric Mabuza, ...
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The former director-general of the State Security Agency says he has given the police supporting documents including photographs, bank accounts and video ...
Mabuza said in the letter that his client had not heard from the NPA or received any progress report a year after the case was opened. He accused Mufamadi of ballooning the figure of redundant access from R9 million to R9bn. According to Fraser, Jafta was in on the lie because he confirmed it under oath during his testimony at the same Zondo Commission. In a media statement seen by the Pretoria News, Fraser states that he laid formal criminal charges against Ramaphosa at Rosebank police station yesterday. “I trust that the police and the prosecuting authorities will investigate this matter without fear or favour. Fraser said that the burglary at Ramaphosa’s farm took place on February 9 2020. They also include defeating the ends of justice, kidnapping of suspects, their interrogation on his property and bribery.
The presidency says while a robbery took place, there was “no basis” for Fraser's allegation.
In a statement posted on Twitter, the presidency on Thursday confirmed that it had been made aware of the charges through a media statement. Confirming that a robbery did take place at the farm on 9 february 2020 in which the “proceeds from the sale of game” were stolen, the presidency said Ramaphosa “is clear that there is no basis for the claim of criminal conduct that have been made against him in Mr Fraser’s statement.” Fraser claims Ramaphosa concealed the robbery from the South African Police Service (SAPS) and paid bribes in order to have suspects, who were beaten and interrogated on the Phala Phala farm, in February 2020, keep quiet.
South Africa's former spy chief has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of kidnapping and bribery in a case he has registered with the police.
The president has made combatting corruption a priority of his government. Mr Ramaphosa became president in February 2018 after Zuma resigned in the face of numerous corruption allegations, which he denied. Mr Fraser has accused the witnesses of lying about him.
Uwahoze arongoye iperereza rya Afrika y'Epfo yagiriza Cyril Ramaphosa kunyuruza abantu no kurya igiturire mu rubanza yajanye mu gipolisi.
Ariko bizwi hose ko ubutunzi bwiwe burenze ngaho kuri n'iyo. Mw'itangazo, yavuze ko abasuma bateye inyubakwa iri mu ntara ya Limpopo mu kwezi kwa kabiri mu 2020 bashaka kwiba imiliyoni zirenga zine z'amadolari. Uwahoze arongoye iperereza rya Afrika y'Epfo yagiriza Cyril Ramaphosa kunyuruza abantu no kurya igiturire mu rubanza yajanye mu gipolisi.