THE Democratic Alliance (DA) has asked the US Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate whether President Cyril Ramaphosa was involved in money laundering, after it emerged that foreign currency had been stolen from his game farm.
At a media briefing on Tuesday, DA leader John Steenhuisen vowed to get to the bottom of the saga and called on the president to come clean.
“Specifically, we have requested that the FBI considers investigating the source of the fund and whether the money was brought into South Africa legitimately and declared to the appropriate authorities,” said Steenhuisen.
“We have also recommended ledges or journals which would have recorded the alleged sale of wild game at an auction be requested from the president to determine the identity of those involved in this suspicious cash transaction.”
The party has also asked South Africa’s Financial Intelligence Centre, SA Reserve Bank, SA Revenue Services and the
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