COURT BATTLE
Whistle-blower: There was no Nenegate affidavit
The so-called state-capture whistle-blower says compliance with the Trillian subpoena ‘impossible’
The former Trillian Financial Advisory employee, dubbed the state-capture whistle-blower, claims in legal papers filed in the Labour Court in Johannesburg that she did not depose an affidavit to the public protector, but instead made a statement to the Chapter Nine institution. The papers form part of the woman’s application seeking to set aside or review a Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) ruling made against her, declaring her in contempt of the commission. Trillian, the CCMA, commissioner Piet van Staden and the office of the public protector are cited as respondents. Van Staden made the contempt award on March 2 and referred it to the Labour Court for confirmation after the woman failed to comply with a Trillian subpoena, demanding that she hand over a copy of the affidavit she had reportedly deposed to the public protector. However, "as a matter of fact and as stated elsewhere in this affidavit, I submitted a detailed statement to the public protecto...
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