DA to lay charges against the Guptas
The Democratic Alliance's leader, Mmusi Maimane and DA Shadow Minister of Finance, David Maynier will lay charges against the Gupta-family on Thursday.
According to a statement by the DA, they intend to lay charges against the Gupta-family in terms of Section 4 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004 (Act No. 12 of 2004).
Maimane and Maynier are heading to the Cape Town police station on Thursday morning to lay the charges, after more allegations that the Guptas promised Deputy Finance Minister, Mcebisi Jonas the position of Finance Minister before the now, infamous, reshuffle of ministers that saw the rand plumet against all the major currencies.
On Wednesday Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas confirmed reports that he was offered the post of finance minister by the wealthy Gupta family, who is close to President Jacob Zuma.
“Members of the Gupta family offered me the position of minister of finance to replace then Minister (Nhlanhla) Nene. I rejected this out of hand,” Jonas said in a statement on Wednesday.
“The basis of my rejection of their offer is that it makes a mockery of our hard earned democracy, the trust of our people and no one apart from the President of the Republic appoints ministers.”