Parliament subpoenas Myeni, Zuma and three Guptas after ‘invitation’ is declined
Parliament’s public enterprises committee has decided to subpoena former SAA chairperson Dudu Myeni, Duduzane Zuma and the three Gupta brothers Ajay, Atul and Rajesh to appear before its inquiry into state capture. Duduzane Zuma is the son of former president Jacob Zuma.The decision to issue the subpoenas was made unanimously by all political parties on Tuesday and follows the failure of these individuals to appear before the committee voluntarily on the basis of invitations. Failure to comply with a subpoena is a criminal offence. Myeni has, so far, failed to submit a medical certificate to support her claim that she cannot appear before the committee because she is "not in fit and full capacity". She submitted a written submission that she thought would be sufficient but this was rejected by the committee, which wants to interrogate her about allegations that she played a role in the suspension of three Eskom executives in March 2015, including former CEO Tshediso Matona.This inte...
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