NPA is probing state capture, says Abrahams
Grilled in Parliament, Shaun Abrahams says he is not being ‘selective’ in who gets prosecuted
A wide-ranging investigation into state capture and the Gupta family’s involvement in state-owned companies has been instituted by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), according to prosecutions boss Shaun Abrahams. “My silence does not mean no work is being done,” he said in Parliament on Wednesday. The Guptas’ dealings with Eskom and Denel would form part of the investigation, as well as the power utility’s relationship with financial advisory firm Trillian, Abrahams said in response to MPs’ accusations that the prosecutorial body was dragging its feet. Bribery allegations made by former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas would also be investigated, he said. Jonas, who was sacked along with Pravin Gordhan earlier in 2017, said that he was offered former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene’s position by the Guptas and R600m including a R600,000 cash-in-a-bag upfront payment. Abrahams was questioned by MPs on his alleged failure to initiate prosecutions in cases related to state c...
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