Former Deputy Finance Minister, Mcebisi Jonas has spoken out about events leading to and during a meeting with the Gupta brothers.
He is answering questions at the State Capture Inquiry about the alleged influence of the Gupta brothers and Duduzane Zuma on the executive during his term in office.
He started his testimony with an account of his alleged 2015 meeting with the Guptas in the presence of Duduzane Zuma and Fana Hlongwane.
He confirmed under oath his earlier statement that he had been offered the post of finance minister and a huge bribe.
He was promised R600 000 in cash with a promise of up to R600 million in the future.
Jonas says he didn’t immediately report the alleged bribe offered to him by the Gupta’s and Duduzane Zuma because he believed that the police would not investigate his claims properly.
He went on to say one of the Gupta brothers threatened to kill him should he speak out on the alleged bribe offered to him.
He is the second witness in the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture underway in Parktown, Johannesburg.
He says one of the Gupta’s told him they had intelligence information on him and would kill him if he spoke about the meeting.
#StateCaptureInquiry More people have made their way to the inquiry, it seems as if today’s testimony has attracted a lot of public interest #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/thYuvJYIiT
— Mbali Thethani (@MbaliThethani) August 24, 2018
#StateCaptureInquiry Mcebisi Jonas now takes his oath #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/nDR4s57eIw
— Mbali Thethani (@MbaliThethani) August 24, 2018
#StateCaptureInquiry Jonas tells the commission that he only found out about his dismissal on tv, til this day it has never been explained to him why he was dismissed. #sabcnews
— Mbali Thethani (@MbaliThethani) August 24, 2018
Read Mcebisi Jonas full statement on State Capture:
Mcebisi Jonas Statement from SABC News
