Court sets aside Seriti’s findings into controversial arms deal
President Cyril Ramaphosa, and Seriti himself, did not oppose this application, effectively meaning that the state made no attempt to defend the inquiry
21 August 2019 - 10:53
The findings of the Seriti inquiry into the multibillion-rand arms deal, which ran for four years and cost nearly R140m, have been set aside by the Pretoria high court.
“Based on the uncontested evidence presented to this court, the commission failed manifestly to inquire into key issues, as is to be expected of a commission,” judge president Dunstan Mlambo said...
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