GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION
MPs want Faith Muthambi in jail for Gupta links
DA and ANC MPs agree that the former communications minister should be hauled before the ethics committee
Former communications minister Faith Muthambi could be jailed if MPs have it their way. Last week, DA and ANC MPs agreed that Muthambi, now an ordinary MP, should be hauled before the ethics committee to answer to allegations that she abused her ministerial position by sending confidential cabinet minutes to the Guptas, which allowed the family to influence government policies. MPs also want Muthambi to be charged for lying to a parliamentary ad hoc committee when she testified during the inquiry into the crisis at the SABC. Lying to Parliament is a criminal offence, which can attract a prison sentence or a hefty fine. The ad-hoc committee report, released in 2017, sharply criticised Muthambi’s incompetence in carrying out her responsibilities as the shareholder representative. The report also said Muthambi should be investigated by the ethics committee for possibly breaching the ethics code and the Constitution, and that then president Jacob Zuma "seriously reconsider" having her i...
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