Summoned to testify by Parliament: Ajay and Atul Gupta, Duduzane Zuma
The inquiry is broadening its scope to probe state capture and potentially the leaked e-mails
Parliament has spoken. It wants Gupta brothers Ajay and Atul, and President Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane, listed as witnesses in a coming parliamentary inquiry. Not only that, the inquiry, initially meant to be into Eskom’s procurement deals, is broadening its scope to probe state capture and potentially the leaked e-mails. “Parliament has not exercised its powers in those directions before,” analyst Shadrack Gutto said. The National Assembly’s public enterprises committee met yesterday to discuss terms of reference and potential witnesses to testify before its parliamentary inquiry‚ starting on August 1. The Guptas and Duduzane Zuma were not on the original list prepared by the committee but Democratic Alliance MP Natasha Mazzone requested they be included. Zukiswa Rantho‚ an ANC MP and acting chairman of the public enterprises committee‚ said they would seek legal advice on whether they could call the Guptas‚ but said parliamentary rules gave them powers to summon “any person” with...
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