Zondo inquiry official Khotso de Wee put on leave over bribery
Former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi alleges in an affidavit submitted to the commission that De Wee was one of the officials given bribes by the firm
The secretary of the state capture commission of inquiry has been put on leave‚ pending the outcome of an investigation into whether he received bribes from Bosasa during his tenure as COO of the department of justice. A statement issued by the commission's chair, judge Raymond Zondo‚ said Angelo Agrizzi‚ the former COO of Bosasa‚ alleged in an affidavit submitted to the commission that Dr Khotso de Wee was one of the officials given bribes by the company. The alleged bribe was linked to a tender in 2013 for a security system in various courts around the country. Zondo said that once he became aware of Agrizzi’s affidavit he brought it to De Wee’s attention. "Through its investigators‚ the commission is investigating the allegation against Dr de Wee. In the light of this and the seriousness of the allegation against him‚ Dr de Wee has offered not to report for duty‚ in effect to take special leave, pending the outcome of the investigation of the allegation against him‚" Zondo said. ...
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