Former president Thabo Mbeki is weighing his options over “an old allegation” that he was part of a political conspiracy against his successor‚ Jacob Zuma‚ his office said in a statement today.
Mbeki “will determine the appropriate cause of action once he has had access to the affidavit (in terms of the rules of the courts) from which the statements in the media are supposed to emanate. For now‚ it is worth recalling that the allegation of a political conspiracy to which former President Mbeki was supposedly party was dealt with in the Supreme Court of Appeal judgment: ‘National Director of Public Prosecutions Vs Zuma (573/08) ZA SCA1 (12 January 2009)’‚” the terse statement read.
The National Prosecuting Authority yesterday revealed the alleged use of private British spies and Mbeki’s direct involvement in the planned downfall of Zuma‚ in an affidavit filed by Advocate William Hofmeyr‚ deputy national director of Public Prosecutions for the NPA and head of the Asset Forfeiture Unit.
The affidavit is in response to the DA’s court bid to have former director of Public Prosecutions‚ Mokotedi Mpshe’s decision to overturn the prosecution of Zuma‚ declared null and void.
In 2009‚ after the now infamous Zuma spy tapes emerged‚ Mpshe declined to prosecute the president‚ citing that he was doing so because of political interference.
Mbeki responds to political conspiracy allegations
Mbeki “will determine the appropriate cause of action once he has had access to the affidavit (in terms of the rules of the courts) from which the statements in the media are supposed to emanate. For now‚ it is worth recalling that the allegation of a political conspiracy to which former President Mbeki was supposedly party was dealt with in the Supreme Court of Appeal judgment: ‘National Director of Public Prosecutions Vs Zuma (573/08) ZA SCA1 (12 January 2009)’‚” the terse statement read.
The National Prosecuting Authority yesterday revealed the alleged use of private British spies and Mbeki’s direct involvement in the planned downfall of Zuma‚ in an affidavit filed by Advocate William Hofmeyr‚ deputy national director of Public Prosecutions for the NPA and head of the Asset Forfeiture Unit.
The affidavit is in response to the DA’s court bid to have former director of Public Prosecutions‚ Mokotedi Mpshe’s decision to overturn the prosecution of Zuma‚ declared null and void.
In 2009‚ after the now infamous Zuma spy tapes emerged‚ Mpshe declined to prosecute the president‚ citing that he was doing so because of political interference.
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