THE PRESIDENT, Cyril Ramaphosa, has been charged with another case involving the theft of US dollars from his Phala Phala farm.
ActionSA filed a lawsuit against Ramaphosa accusing him of lying when he disclosed the amount of money lost from his farm.
ActionSA’s Chief Whip, Mrs Lerato Ngobeni, said there is evidence to show that the amount of money that was stolen was much larger than what Ramaphosa said.
Ramaphosa revealed that 580 000 US dollars were stolen, meaning that the money is approximately R10 million if it is returned in local currency.
Mrs. Ngobeni said that the evidence of the latter indicates that the money that was stolen is not less than R15 million.
Mrs. Ngobeni said that something shocking could be revealed about the amount of money that was stolen if the investigation continues.
“We have noticed the reports that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is also turning a blind eye to the amount that was lost. The NPA started turning their noses up after investigating the money that went into the account of one of the people arrested for stealing money from Ramaphosa’s farm. A lot can be revealed if there is an investigation into the money that went in and out of the accounts of other suspects.”
Ramaphosa has been charged with failure to report a crime, perjury and corruption.
The issue of money theft from Ramaphosa’s farm started after the decision of the Constitutional Court last week.
The court overruled Parliament’s decision to refuse to accept the report of the team tasked to investigate the theft of US dollars from Ramaphosa’s farm.
The report of the team led by the former Judge, Sandile Ngcobo, found that it is possible that there are policies that Ramaphosa broke.
The court’s decision has enabled Parliament to proceed with the process of removing Ramaphosa from office.
Political parties want Ramaphosa removed from office.
Members of the executive committee in the ANC had a special meeting last night where they deliberated on this matter. Many members of the ANC support Ramaphosa but some want him to step down.