Des van Rooyen will not discuss his alleged links to the Guptas
Responding to oral questions in the NCOP on Monday‚ Van Rooyen refused to confirm or deny if the Guptas paid for his trip to Dubai in December 2015
Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Des Van Rooyen has refused to answer questions in Parliament about his alleged links with the Gupta family. Responding to oral questions in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP)‚ Van Rooyen cited President Jacob Zuma’s pending decision on the establishment of a judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture. Van Rooyen was answering a question from EFF MP Tebogo Mokwele‚ who wanted him to confirm or deny if the Guptas had paid for his trip to Dubai, a few days after his short-lived appointment as finance minister in December 2015. "Let’s not be victims of expediency here‚" said Van Rooyen.
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