FORMER Mkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) spokesperson Carl Niehaus has laid charges of money laundering, kidnapping and corruption against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Niehaus, who was joined by concerned ANC Gauteng members at the Rosebank Police Station in Johannesburg, said the charges relate to the theft of foreign currency from the president’s Phala Phala game farm in Limpopo.
He said this was being done as part of a nation-wide campign to ensure that president will be held accountable and must resign as president.
As the ANC prepares for its elective conference in December to choose new leaders, there are already indications that Ramaphosa’s second-term bid could face opposition from ‘Radical Economic Transformation (RET)’ group campaigning to oust him.
Niehaus said the charges are in support of those laid earlier by Fraser.
“Under the circumstances, as concerned members of the African National Congress and citizens, we feel that knowing this now, we should lay charges in support of the charges that have been laid by Arthur Fraser,” said Niehaus.
“Those charges are reflecting the charges that Fraser laid against the president. It is also part of the programme of action that we have launched where we will be asking members of the ANC and South African citizens to go to their closest police stations, to lay charges against President Cyril Ramaphosa.”
He added: “This action of laying charges, echoing and supporting the charges that Mr. Arther Fraser had laid, is in line with an overall campaign to ensure that President Ramaphosa will be held accountable for his criminal actions, and to support a nation wide campaign that President Ramaphosa must resign as President of the African National Congress (ANC), as well as President of South Africa. All South Africans are urged to lay similar charges.”
Niehaus said the police should be allowed to do their work without any hindrance.
“We do not want any obstruction of the law, we do not want him to try and avoid legal processes. I sincerely hope that the police will carry out their duties diligently,” said Niehaus.
“The police must not allow themselves to be intimidated by the fact that this is the president of South Africa that has serious charges against him. The president, like any citizen, must be treated equally.”
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