Cape Town – An independent inquiry panel investigating whether President Cyril Ramaphosa should face impeachment over an alleged cover-up of a heist at his farmhouse in 2020, is expected to report its findings at the end of November.
This is after the presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya confirmed that the president had made his submission to the Section 89 inquiry panel on Sunday, November 6, denying wrongdoing in the scandal.
“President Ramaphosa has always made certain that throughout his tenure as President, he abides by his oath of office and… due process and the rule of law. President Ramaphosa categorically denies that he violated this oath in any way, and denies that he is guilty of any of the allegations made against him,” said Magwenya.
The three-member panel was appointed to investigate if president Ramaphosa broke the law in the events surrounding his farm robbery in 2020 where US dollars were stolen.
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Details of the robbery came into light after South Africa’s former national spy boss, Arthur Fraser accused Ramaphosa of bribing burglars to keep quiet about the February 2020 heist at his farmhouse, where they stole cash worth some $4 million.
The panel gave members of the National Assembly, who wished to make submissions, to do so from 22 to 27 October 2022, reported SABC News.
The report said the panel would finalise its report over the next ten-day period, starting on Monday November 7 to November 17. The report qwould then be submitted to the Speaker within a 30-day period and indicate if there is prima facie evidence for President Ramaphosa to face a Section 89 Inquiry or not.
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