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MPs call for Gigaba testimony after home affairs minister DG fail to appear

Source: Mail & Guardian, 20/06/2017


On Tuesday a parliamentary portfolio committee was set to grill Home
Affairs Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize and director general Mkuseli Apleni
over alleged malpractice in the naturalisation of Atul Gupta and his
family. However Mkhize and Apleni failed to appear citing a schedule
conflict.


The absences stand as only the latest episode in the state capture
saga.


Last Monday documents released by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
purportedly showed that former home affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba
broke protocol when he waived residential requirements to grant the
Guptas naturalised citizenship. Gigaba has since denied any misconduct
insisting the whole process [was] handled by the book in terms of our
laws.


Unable to proceed with the committees agenda MPs clashed in a series
of heated exchanges.


Democratic Alliance and EFF members appeared to align as an opposition
bloc pushing back against multiple attempts by the ANC to postpone the
meeting and its scheduled testimony.


The EFF’s Hlengiwe Hlophe asserted: As members of the committee we are
being told that even the DG is not coming … we were assured on Monday
that the DG [would] be here to brief us.


The discussion quickly shifted to whether the Parliamentary body could
call Gigaba to explain his actions. Demands for answers were met with
a sharp rebuttal from committee chairperson Lemias Mashile. He
insisted: No we have got no jurisdiction over him he is now the
minister of finance. A person like him can only be invited if we have
got an inquiry … we don not have an inquiry so we can not invite him
now.


Hlophe responded by accusing Mashile of defending Gigaba and
stonewalling the state capture probe.


In an apparent bid to ease tension ANC member Maesela Kekana called
for solidarity in the bodys pursuit of justice.


For sure as all of us as members of this committee we are not here to
compromise our integrity. We are not here to defend anybody. I propose
let us make sure that we summon the minister and the previous minister
and the DG to come ... They must know they [are accountable] here.


Despite initial objections from Mashile the committee agreed to call
Apleni Mkhize and Gigaba for testimony in a weeks time.


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