Corruption Watch and Right2Know ask court to review Seriti findings
Civil society organisations Corruption Watch and the Right2Know Campaign on Monday launched an application in the High Court in Pretoria, to have the findings of the arms procurement commission reviewed. "The application asks the court to review and set aside the findings of the arms procurement commission‚ also known as the Seriti commission. This follows a relentless struggle by civil society for accountability in a scandal that was one of the most far-reaching in a democratic SA‚" said Corruption Watch in a statement. "The Seriti commission’s findings cannot be allowed to stand. This review seeks to ensure that a great crime against the people of SA will not be whitewashed. "Challenging the arms deal cover-up is particularly relevant given the struggles today against state capture‚ in an environment in which investigations of irregular procurement and large-scale contracts are increasingly hampered and suppressed. Those who are implicated continue to act with impunity and in most...
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