Former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene testified at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture on Thursday, where he alleged that then Sars boss Tom Moyane – who has since been sacked – stopped an investigation into alleged tobacco smuggler Adriano Mazzotti.
Similar allegations have been made by journalist and The President’s Keepers author Jacques Pauw.
During a twar with EFF leader Julius Malema, Pauw alleged as an aside that suspended Sars boss Moyane had made Mazzotti’s R600-million tax bill disappear.
Investigative journalist Pauli Van Wyk has also spoken about Moyane’s alleged role in killing the investigation into Mazzotti, most recently after the alleged cigarette smuggler’s assets were attached by Sars due to the massive amount of money he allegedly owed the revenue service.
Nene also told the commission that he felt it should look into allegations that Mazzotti funds the EFF.
The links between the EFF and Mazzotti are,
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