Phahlane’s middle-man denies receiving R1m; McBride’s not buying it
A tractor‚ trailer and game. That’s what former national police commissioner Lieutenant-General Khomotso Phahlane’s alleged middle-man — a second-hand car salesman — received R1m for. He denied it was a bribe earmarked for Phahlane‚ paid to him by businessman Keith Keating‚ whose company, Forensic Data Analysis (FDA), has received contracts worth more than R5bn from the South African Police Service since 2010.However, an affidavit written by Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) boss Robert McBride this week says this claim is ridiculous. He questions why‚ if there was nothing to hide‚ the owner of the vehicles either sold or bought by the dealership were listed as "John Doe", and notes that all the files for the sales are missing. He says a clear link has been established between the alleged offences and what is in the warrant.In December‚ Keating launched an urgent High Court application to have Ipid and Hawks raids on the properties of his company and staff declared...
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